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BambaraPeople 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Simmons might have never discovered film as a forum for truth-telling and consciousness-raising had she not met Toni Cade Bambara in 1990. The videos were produced in Bambara, the market language of Bamako and its surrounding areas. The books say the Diawara kingdom extended all the way to Kaarta with the Bambara and Manden with the Mandingo. |
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