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Bamanankan Autonyms
Bamanankan
Summary
Bamanankan is a language of wider communication that originated in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire. It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. The language is used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is used as a language of instruction in education.
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It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family.
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