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=== Bambara ===
 
Bambara is the main language spoken in Mali. It is also mutually intelligible with Jula (Cote d'Ivoire), Malinke (Guinea, Senegal) and other languages spoken all over West Africa.
 
# How are you? / '''I ka kene?'''
# Can you take me in your car? /
# I don't have money. / wari...
# Do you speak ...? Could you speak slower, please? / French / English
# yes / no / no thanks / '''Awoh / ayi / ayi, i ni ce'''
# That’s good / bad / no problem '''A kay / a may / basi te'''
# I don't understand. / I don't know. '''N'ya famu / N'ta don'''
# I'm going to ... / Where are you going to? '''N'be taa .../ I be taa min?'''
# My name is... / What's your name? / I’m from... / Where are you from? ''''''
# Here is all right. ''''''
# Thank you! / Have a good night! '''I ni ce! / '''
# Where can I find ...? ''' min?'''
# the road to ... ''' ...'''
# I'd like some water/food. / ''' ji / '''
# I don't eat meat (and fish) '''n'te sogo (ani jege) dun'''
# I’m... / hungry / fine / cold / hot / sick ''''''
# yesterday / today / now / later, after '''kunu / bi / sisaan / '''
# one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight / nine / ten '''kelen / f'la / saba / naani / duurun / wooro / wolonfla / segi / kononto / tan'''
# eleven / twelve / twenty '''tan ni kelen / tan ni fla / mugan'''
# hour / day / week / month / kilometre '''heuri / don / dogokun / kalo / '''
<!--# left / right / straight on '''gauche/ / droite/ / tout droit'''-->
# this / next
# How many kilometers is it (on foot)? / Where are we? / far / not far
# How much does it cost? / What time is it?
# I am looking for a place to sleep.
# Who? / What? / Where? / Why? / When? '''Min? / / Min? / Munna? / '''
# How? / How much? / Which?
 
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