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 Em ...
, 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-langua ...
, their language, a Manding language
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Bamana Empire
The Bamana Empire (also Bambara Empire or Ségou Empire, bm, italics=no, ߓߊ߲ߓߊߙߊ߲߫ ߝߊ߯ߡߟߊ, Banbaran Fāmala) was a large West African state based at Ségou, now in Mali. This state was established after the fall of the Mali Em ...
, 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
''Vigna subterranea'' (common names: Bambara groundnut, Bambara nut, Bambara bean, Congo goober, earth pea, ground-bean, or hog-peanut) is a member of the family Fabaceae. Its name is derived from the Bambara tribe, who currently lives in Mali. ...
, a traditional food crop in Africa (''Vigna subterranea'')
* Bambarra, a settlement on
Middle Caicos
Middle Caicos is the largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of t ...
, Turks and Caicos Islands
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Bambara (band)
Bambara is an American post-punk band from Athens, Georgia that is now based in Brooklyn, New York.
The band is named after the character of the same name from the animated television series '' Æon Flux''. Drummer Blaze Bateh stated that "hone ...
, a New York post-punk band
Persons with the surname
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Toni Cade Bambara
Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995), was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor.
Biography
Early life and education
Miltona Mirkin Cade was bo ...
(1939–1995), American author, social activist, and college professor
See also
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Mbabaram (disambiguation) Mbabaram (Babaram) may refer to:
*Mbabaram people, an Australian ethnic group
* Mbabaram language, an extinct language of Australia
See also
* Bambara (disambiguation)
Bambara or Bambarra may refer to:
* Bambara people, an ethnic group, primari ...
, an Australian people and language
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