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Bambara
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Bambara

People of the upper Niger region of Mali who speak a Mande language of the Niger-Congo family. Numbering 3.4 million, the Bambara use the distinctive N'ko alphabet, which reads from right to left, and they are noted for their wood and metal sculptures. In the 17th–18th centuries the Bambara developed two separate empires, one based in Ségou (and including Timbuktu) and the other in Kaarta.
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Even the object itself is named with this Bamana word.
Persona: Masks of Africa--Identities Hidden And Revealed by Bouttiaux, Anne-Marie / African Arts
Mali, Segou; Bamana, Pair of Headdresses (Chiwara Kunw).
Mali, Segou; Bamana, Pair of Headdresses (Chiwara Kunw) by Sautmann, Anne / School Arts
Modern-day Mande languages include Kpelle in Liberia, Mende in Sierra Leone, and Bamana, Malinke and Soninke in Mali.
Essay: languages as historical archives: implications for agriculture ... by Ehret, Christopher / UN Chronicle
 
 
 
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