Bambara

[ bahm-bahr-ah, -bahr-uh ]

noun

1. a Mande language that is used as a trade language in the upper Niger drainage basin in Africa.
2. a member of an agricultural, Mande-speaking people of Mali.

Bambara

/ bɑːmˈbɑːrə /

noun

1. -ra-ras a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in Mali and by the headwaters of the River Niger in Guinea
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family

Example Sentences

Like other legumes, the Bambara groundnut is packed with protein.

From Science News

He was forced to start for Bambara alone, and destitute of resources.

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"Bambara reminds me of baboons," he went on loudly and rapidly, checking an incipient remark from Mr. Deeley.

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"Oh, Bambara," said Mr. Deeley feebly; his assurance seemed to crumple.

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Among the minor exports is that of bambara or sea-slugs, which are sent to Hong-Kong and Singapore.

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The Bambara themselves are perhaps only a distinct branch of the original Mandingo stock.

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