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Languages of Mali

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Mali
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
bamanakan
Bamanankan
Text direction: LTR

Mali's 2023 Constitution makes the national languages the official languages and places French in the separate category of working language. The national-language list is defined in earlier Malian law and includes thirteen named languages.

13
Core languages shown
Country-level reference set
Bamanankan
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
3
Writing systems represented
Across the core language set
Mixed
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

BamanankanBomuBozoDogosoFulfuldeHasanyaMamaraManinkakanSoninkeSonghaySyenaraTamasheqXaasongaxango

Read the Characters

Bamanankan Β· 27 characters

Bamanankan Β· 27 characters
A
a
B
b
C
c
D
d
E
e
Ɛ
Ι›
F
f
G
g
H
h
I
i
J
j
K
k
L
l
M
m
N
n
Ɲ
Ι²
Ŋ
Ε‹
O
o
Ζ†
Ι”
P
p
R
r
S
s
T
t
U
u
W
w
Y
y
Z
z

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Mali?

Mali's 2023 Constitution makes the national languages the official languages and places French in the separate category of working language. The national-language list is defined in earlier Malian law and includes thirteen named languages.

What writing systems are used in Mali?

The represented writing system is Latin, Arabic, Tifinagh and the primary direction shown is Mixed.

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Sources & methodology

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Mali: Constitution of 2023 and Law No. 96-049

Official Journal source. Article 31 of the 2023 Constitution makes the national languages official and French a working language; Law No. 96-049 defines the thirteen national languages represented here.

Mali: Law No. 96-049 of 23 August 1996

Official Journal source defining the thirteen national languages represented in the core set.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.