Mali

To which language should you translate to localize in Mali?

Mali a french-speaking country located in West Africa. The country has a rich history inherited from great empires and kingdoms whose famous figures are: Soundiata Keita, Kankou Moussa, Tieba Traore, Babemba Traore etc…In Mali, there are 13 national languages which are: bamanankan, syenara, mamara, malinké, soninké, bozo, tamasheq, hasanya, songhaï, dogoso, kasonké, bomou and fulfudé. French is the official language of the country. 

Each language in Mali has got several language variants. An example is the case of Tamasheq language with several variants: Tawellemet, Tadghaq and Taneslemt.

 Far from being barriers, the national languages spoken the country are bridges that connect malian communities. As a result of the introduction of the bilingual curriculum, the national languages are taught in primary schools and even in higher education. Languages are equal i.e there is no minority nor dominant language. With a large number of speakers, its geographical extension and its use in public services, markets, musics, bamanankan is the lingua Franca in Mali. Mali is 95 % a muslim country. Its culture includes traditions passed down through the ages from generation to generation. In Mali, there are two twin cities, Timbuktu and Djenne which are UNESCO World Heritage sites since 1988.

Tamasheq

Mali tăqqăl ăddăwla ăssewălăn tăfrănsit tahăt Afreqiya tan ătarăm. Ăddăwla tila ăttarex hăs d oyyăn ɣǝrmăn d ǝzǧărăn barăḍăn wi ǝknanen ătwizzi ǝd mosli hullăn dăɣ ălɣalim šund Sunǧata Keyta, Kanku Musa, Ciyeba Trawore, Babemba Trawore ǝd meddăn ǝyăḍ.Dăɣ Mali, illanăt marawăt tăwalen ǝd karăḍăt ămosnen: Tabănbrăt, Siyenara, Mămara, Mălenke, Sonenke,tăbozot, Tamăšăq, Xăssaniya, Tehătit,Tăkadot, Kăsonke, Bomu ǝd Tăfulănt.Tăfrănsit inta s dăɣ ǝššǝreɣa tawălt tan ăddăwla tan Mali.

Hăk tawălt n Mali tila tǝnǝmmuzlăy ăǧǧotnen.Šund ălmităl tawălt tan Tamăšăq, tillăy Tawǝllǝmǝt, Tădɣăq ǝd Taneslemt.

Dăɣ as wăr ăqqel-năt mărsalăn, tawălen n Mali amosnăt tǝsseɣen ti osăɣnen tusaten ǧer măn năsnăt.Tawălen n Mali tawasăɣrinăt dăɣ lăkkolăn wi mădroyen hăkǝd dăɣ wi măqqornen ɣor uǧǝš n asărti n teɣăre dăɣ-snăt ǝd tăfrănsit. Tawălen ogdăh-năt ăwen ălmăɣna amos as wăr ti tilla tawălt toǧarăt wăla mădroyyăt fel ta yăḍăt. Tabănbarăt s inta s tawălt ta toǧarăt ǝmmǝsewilăn ,tǝǧit dăɣ ăkal tolăs ăssewalăn tăt eddinăt dăɣ dăggăn n ălxǝdmăt, hebutăn, isuhăɣ, inta a tăqqalăt dăɣ Mali tawălt ta s tanăfhăm-năt tusaten ǧer măn năsnăt s ǝǧit.

Mali tăqqăl ăkal n ănislăm s 95 dăɣ temeḍe. Tumăst net hăn tăt ăgnatăn ǝṭṭafăn eddinăt dăɣ ăzzamăn s ăzzamăn. Mali ,hanăt tăt sanătăt tǝɣărmaten,Timbuktu ǝd Ǧenne, s ităwănnu tǝknewen ăqqalnen terše n ălɣalim tan Inesko ɣur ăwatăy wan 1988.

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Official language

Bambara (46.3%; 10.7 mln)

Actual languages

French (55.2%; 12.8 mln), Bambara (46.3%; 10.7 mln), Fulfulde (9.4%; 2.18 mln), Dogon (7.2%; 1.67 mln), Soninke (6.4%; 1.49 mln), Maninkakan, (5.6%; 1.30 mln), Sonrhai/Djerma (5.6%; 1.30 mln), Tamasheq (3.5%; 815k), Senoufo (2.6%; 605k), Bobo (2.1%; 489k), other (0.7%; 163k).

What the top 150 best localized websites in the world do in Mali

(Top 150 websites listed in the Global by Design ranking – published annually by Byte Level Research, this report provides a list of globally localized websites, showcasing best practices and emerging trends in their globalization)

• 13/150 localize by translating into French
• 1/150 localizes by translating into both French and Arabic
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Bamabara
• 1/150 localizes by translating into Bambara, Soninke, Bomu, Fulfulde, Maninkakan and Dogon