I think we can remove the stub template now. Perhaps one of you (feel free, Guaka ;-)) could add a section about the grammar; if that is done, there are imho no reasons left to call this thing a stub. (Excuse my humble command of English) Caesarion 09:18, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I miss the language infobox and information about the language family to which the Bambara language must belong. Perhaps someone (perhaps Guaka) can add these. Meursault2004 14:20, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
Thank you! Yes I also read that the article says that Bambara is a Mande language. But I didn't know that it is a Niger-Congo language. I thought it was a Nilo-Saharan language. Meursault2004 15:43, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
Which accents for which tones? What about nasality? And vowel length? Evertype 17:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
There's no tonal notation in the practical orthographie. Nasality is marked by letter "n" following the vowel. Vowel length is marked by doubling the letter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.134.33.131 ( talk) 07:42, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
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I think we need a reference for that, and even then I doubt the relevance to this particular article. It's more of a nice factiod for context-free grammar. — mark ✎ 09:36, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
The name of this article needs to be changed, please. The term 'Bambara' floating around in other articles as an alternative name can still link to the new correctly titled article. The name of the ethnic group is the BAMANA and the language is BAMANA (English, German) or BAMANANKAN (lit. 'Bamana sound') in the native language. The term BAMBARA is pejorative on several levels. It's a mispronunciation by the Colonial French (and therefore smacks of colonialism) and has stuck in much of French literature as well as art circles. However, this article is English wiki, and Americans and British anthropologists, sociologists and LINGUISTS call the language BAMANA. The term BAMBARA meant 'riverworking / hardworking *slave*' during the slave trade in Senegal, used by the whites and the Wolof to refer to the Bamana, Boso, Kagoro, etc. And, BAMBARA literally means in Fula (and has connotations in other West African languages) 'pagan, infidel' as the Fula converted many other ethnic groups to Islam. Many Fula still consider the Bamana as 'bad muslims.' The term BAMBARA is tinted with racsim, colonialism, ethnic hatred/distrust and religious tension. Professionals call the language and its speakers the same term that those speakers do. The article's name needs to be changes. Using BAMBARA in Wiki is like titling a page Beaner or Yank or Lapp or Polack or Limey. Change it. 71.210.91.4 ( talk) 02:34, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
The first paragraph here about the language name changing is in fact legitimate. Why tell this person that the issue is not as clear-cut as he/she implies?? Lapp and Saami mean basically the same thing, but one is much more correct/acceptable than the other. I've been to Mali twice, and speak some Bamanankan. The name of the people is Bamana and their language is Bamanankan. The term Bambara/Bambera **does** have negative connotations, and can often imply 'pagan'. The reason there is little clarification about this by Bamana people to French, British, and American tourists and researchers is complex. Correcting a stranger is seen as rude, for one. For another, the ubiquitous and important use of joking relationships in Mali (and other Mande countries) --between clans within an ethnic group and caste, between castes within the same ethnic group, and even between ethnic groups-- very very often uses jokes related to being current or former slaves, being current or former infidels, etc. To a Bamana person, hearing a tubab(u) (white person) call them the term Bambara is a subtle sign of pride, showing that they can take the joke/insult. Also, of course, it's not literally thought of as a true insulte, as they assume "stupid" whites from Europe or North America don't know any better. Well, we should (and some do) know better. This needs to be changed. 75.175.174.14 ( talk) 02:32, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
It says in the first line that there could be as many as six million speakers, then in the info box it mentions 4 million native speakers and 8-10 million second language speakers. I'm not an expert, but this doesn't seem to add up. Could whoever who knows more about this than I do fix it so that viewers aren't confused? Alázhlis ( talk) 22:33, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
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I don't have the expertise myself, but it would be helpful if someone who did could gloss each word of the Bambara using linguistic conventions (instead of the "literal" translations). Alázhlis 09:36, 29 December 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alázhlis ( talk • contribs)
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