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==Description== | |||
Mali is a multilingual country. The languages spoken there reflect ancient settlement patterns, migrations, and its long history. Ethnologue counts more than 80 languages. Of these, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language '''French'''] is the official language and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambara_language '''Bambara'''] is the most widely spoken. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Mali," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Mali, accessed 28 March 2022.</ref> | |||
All together 13 of the indigenous languages of Mali have the legal status of national language: | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambara_language '''Bambara'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomu_language '''Bomu'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozo_language '''Bozo'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogon_languages '''Dogon'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fula_language '''Fulfulde'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassaniya_Arabic '''Hassaniya Arabic'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minyanka_language '''Mamara'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maninka_language '''Maninkakan'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soninke_language '''Soninke'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songhay_languages '''Songhay'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senara_language '''Syenara'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamasheq_language '''Tamasheq'''] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassonke_language '''Xaasongaxango'''] | |||
[[Category:Mali]] [[Category:Language and | ==Word List(s)== | ||
'''French''' | |||
*[[French Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases (Omniglot)] | |||
'''Bambara''' | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/bambara.htm Useful phrases in Bambara (Omniglot)] | |||
*[http://wikitravel.org/en/Bambara_phrasebook Bambara Phrasebook (Wikitravel)] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |||
'''French''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_phonology French phonology (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography#Alphabet French alphabet (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] | |||
'''Bambara''' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambara_language#Phonology Bambara phonology (Wikipedia)] | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/writing/bambara.htm Bambara Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |||
'''French''' | |||
*[[French Letter Writing Guide]] | |||
*[https://en.glosbe.com/en/fr English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)] | |||
*[https://www.duolingo.com/course/fr/en/Learn-French Learn French (duolingo)] | |||
*[https://www.babbel.com/learn-french Learn French (Babbel)] | |||
'''Bambara''' | |||
*[https://glosbe.com/en/bm English to Bambara Dictionary (Glosbe)] | |||
*[https://www.101languages.net/bambara/basics.html Bambara 101 (101Languages)] | |||
==Additional Resources== | |||
*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Mali Mali (Wikitravel)] | |||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Mali Mali (Britannica)] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Mali]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | |||
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