Bambara or Bambarra may refer to:
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Bambara people
The Bambara ( bm, ߓߡߊߣߊ߲, italics=no, ''Bamana'' or ''Banmana'') are a Mandé ethnic group native to much of West Africa, primarily southern Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. They have been associated with the historic Bambara Emp ...
, an ethnic group, primarily in Mali
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Bambara language
Bambara (Arabic script: ), also known as Bamana (N'Ko script: ) or Bamanankan (), is a lingua franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 15 million people, natively by 5 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language us ...
, their language, a Manding language
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Bamana Empire, a state that flourished in present-day Mali (1640s–1861)
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''Bambara'' (beetle), a genus of
feather-winged beetles
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Bambara groundnut, a traditional food crop in Africa (''Vigna subterranea'')
* Bambarra, a settlement on
Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
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Bambara (band), a New York post-punk band
Persons with the surname
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Toni Cade Bambara (1939–1995), American author, social activist, and college professor
See also
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Mbabaram (disambiguation), an Australian people and language
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