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Bambara · bamanakan

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bm is the locale for Bambara (bamanakan). Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 27/3/2026, times like 15:04, and XOF amounts like F CFA 1,234,568. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date27/3/2026d/M/y
Short time15:04HH:mm
Currency (XOF)F CFA 1,234,568
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms1other

Overview

Name
Bambara
Native name
bamanakan
Language
Bambara bm
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Region
🇲🇱 Mali ML (implied)
Maximized tag
bm-Latn-ML
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • bm
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in XOF, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (XOF)
F CFA 1,234,568
Accounting
(F CFA 1,234,568)
Currency, name
1,234,568 sefa Fraŋ (BCEAO)
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2M
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
88 km/h
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
juma 27 marisi 2026
Date, long
27 marisi 2026
Date, medium
27 mar, 2026
Date, short
27/3/2026
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27 mar, 2026 15:04
Month and year
marisi 2026
Weekday
juma
Relative time
kunu · +3 d · -2 h
List: and
A, B, and C
List: or
A, B, or C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
¤#,##0.00
Accounting pattern
¤#,##0.00;(¤#,##0.00)

Symbols

Decimal.
Grouping,
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
EEEE d MMMM y
Date, long
d MMMM y
Date, medium
d MMM, y
Date, short
d/M/y
Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long
HH:mm:ss z
Time, medium
HH:mm:ss
Time, short
HH:mm
Date and time
{1} {0}
Skeleton yMd
d/M/y
Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd
E d MMM y
Skeleton yM
M/y
Skeleton yMMM
MMM y
Skeleton MMMd
d MMM
Skeleton Md
d/M
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
QQQ y
AM / PM
AM / PM
Eras
J.-C. ɲɛ / ni J.-C.

Month and weekday names

Months

  • zanwuye zan
  • feburuye feb
  • marisi mar
  • awirili awi
  • mɛ mɛ
  • zuwɛn zuw
  • zuluye zul
  • uti uti
  • sɛtanburu sɛt
  • ɔkutɔburu ɔku
  • nowanburu now
  • desanburu des

Weekdays

  • kari kar · K
  • ntɛnɛ ntɛ · N
  • tarata tar · T
  • araba ara · A
  • alamisa ala · A
  • juma jum · J
  • sibiri sib · S

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
«text» nested “text”
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0}, {1}
Exemplar letters
a b c d e ɛ f g h i j k l m n ɲ ŋ o ɔ p r s t u w y z
Auxiliary letters
q v x
Index letters
A B C D E Ɛ F G H I J K L M N Ɲ Ŋ O Ɔ P R S T U W Y Z