Festival names in Bambara and English - Common Bambara Vocabulary

Learn common Bambara vocabulary with this English-to-Bambara list of Festival names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Bambara language skills through popular words and play Bambara quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Bambara language, then the 1000 most common Bambara words will help you to learn the Bambara language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Festival vocabulary words in Bambara.

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List of Festival names in Bambara with English Pronunciation

Learn Festival in Bambara, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Bambara vocabulary for daily conversations.

Festival names - Bambara

New year	San kura
Christmas	Noɛli
Easter	Paskɛli seli
Onam	Onam ye
Diwali	Diwali ye
Pongal	Pongal (Pongal) ye
Independence day	Yɛrɛmahɔrɔnya don
Republic day	Repibiliki don
Gandhi jayanti	Gandhi Jayanti ye baara kɛ
Holi	Holi (Holi) ye
Durga puja	Durga Puja ye
Navratri	Navratri ye
Vinayaka chaturthi	Vinayaka Chaturthi ye baara kɛ
Krishna janmashtami	Krishna Janmashtami ye
Maha shivratri	Maha Shivratri ye baara kɛ
Mahavir janma kalyanak	Mahavir Janma Kalyanak ye o ye
Makar sankranti	Makar Sankranti ye
Hornbill festival	Hornbill seli

Lohri festival	Lohri seli
Dussehra festival	Dussehra seli
Raksha bandhan	Raksha Bandhan ye baara kɛ
Rama navami	Rama Navami ye
Teej festival	Teej seli
Moatsü festival	Moatsü seliba ye
Baishakhi	Baishakhi ye
Bihu festival	Bihu seli
Buddha purnima	Buda ka Purnima
Chhath pooja	Chhath Pooja ye baara kɛ
Venice carnival	Venise Karnaval ye
Losoong festival	Loosong seli
Montreux jazz festival	Montreux Jazz ɲɛnajɛba
Bon festival	Bon seli
Kandy esala perahera	Kandy Esala Perahera ye baara kɛ
Saga dawa	Saga Dawa
Womad festival	Womad seli

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Top 1000 Bambara words

Here you learn top 1000 Bambara words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Bambara meanings with transliteration.

Eat	ka dun
All	bɛɛ
New	kura
Snore	sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ
Fast	teliman
Help	dɛmɛ
Pain	dimi
Rain	sanji
Pride	kuncɛbaya
Sense	kɔrɔ
Large	belebeleba
Skill	dɔnko
Panic	siraɲɛ
Thank	i ni ce
Desire	nege
Woman	muso
Hungry	kɔngɔ

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Daily use Bambara Sentences

Here you learn top Bambara sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Bambara meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	A' ni sɔgɔma
What is your name	I tɔgɔ ye di
What is your problem	I ka gɛlɛya ye mun ye?
I hate you	Ne b aw koniya
I love you	n b'i fɛ
Can I help you	Yala ne bɛ se k’i dɛmɛ wa?
I am sorry	N b'i deli
I want to sleep	N b'a fɛ ka sunɔgɔ
This is very important	O nafa ka bon kosɛbɛ
Are you hungry	Yala kɔngɔ b’i la wa?
How is your life	I ka ɲɛnamaya bɛ cogo di?
I am going to study	N bɛ taa kalan kɛ