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Hi Bambara learners! 😃 | Hi Bambara learners! 😃 | ||
Bambara is a national language of Mali spoken by 15 million people. | |||
It is estimated that about 80 percent of the population of Mali speak Bambara as a first or second language! | |||
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others. | Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others. | ||
If you’re planning a trip to | If you’re planning a trip to Mali or are trying to learn Bambara, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings. | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 22 November 2022
Hi Bambara learners! 😃
Bambara is a national language of Mali spoken by 15 million people.
It is estimated that about 80 percent of the population of Mali speak Bambara as a first or second language!
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to Mali or are trying to learn Bambara, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
English | Bambara |
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general greeting to one person | I ni bara |
general greeting to a group of people | Aw ni bara |
general greeting to one person | I ni ce |
general greeting to a group of people | Aw ni ce |
morning greeting to one person | I ni sɔgɔma |
morning greeting to a group of people | Aw ni sɔgɔma |
noontime greeting to one person | I ni tile |
noontime greeting to a group of people | Aw ni tile |
afternoon greeting to one person | I ni wula |
afternoon greeting to a group of people | Aw ni wula |
nighttime greeting to one person | I ni su |
nighttime greeting to a group of people | Aw ni su |
reply spoken by a man | Mba |
reply spoken by a woman | Nse |
how are you? spoken to one person | I ka kεnε? |
how are you? spoken to one person | I ka kεnε wa |
how are you? spoken to a group of people | Aw ka kεnε |
how are you? spoken to a group of people | Aw ka kεnε wa |
reply to I ka kεnε, I ka kεnε wa, Aw ka kεnε, and Aw ka kεnε wa | Tooro si te |
reply to I ka kεnε, I ka kεnε wa, Aw ka kεnε, and Aw ka kεnε wa | Kεnε, tɔɔrɔ te |
how are you? in the morning ("was your night peaceful?") | Hεrε sira? |
how are you? in the evening ("was your day peaceful?") | Hεrε tilenna? |
reply to Hεrε sira and Hεrε tilenna | Hεrε doron |
reply to Hεrε sira and Hεrε tilenna spoken by a man | Hεrε mba |
reply to Hεrε sira and Hεrε tilenna spoken by a woman | Hεrε nse |
welcome greeting spoken to one person | I bisimila |
welcome greeting spoken to a group of people | Aw bisimila |
reply to I bisimila and Aw bisimila | Saha |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Bambara lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/