Bambara
Bam·ba·ra
noun \bam-ˈbär-ə\ plural Bambara or Bambaras
Definition of BAMBARA
1
: a member of an African people of the upper Niger
2
: a Mande language of the Bambara people
Origin of BAMBARA
Arabic bambāra, probably ultimately from Bambara bamana, a self-designation
First Known Use: 1851
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