What is the Bambara language?

Bambara, also known as Malian, Bamana (N'Ko script: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲) or Bamanankan (N'Ko script: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲; Arabic script: بَمَنَنكَن), is a lingua franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 14 million people, natively by 4.2 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language users.[1] It is estimated that about 80 percent of the population of Mali speak Bambara as a first or second language. It has a subject–object–verb clause structure and two lexical tones. 

Letter distribution (unofficial)

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)

• 1 point: A ×15, E ×6, Ɛ ×6, I ×6, K ×6, L ×6, N ×6, O ×6, B ×5, M ×5

• 2 points: U ×5, S ×4, Y ×4, R ×3

• 3 points: Ɔ ×3, D ×2, T ×2

• 4 points: F ×2, G ×2, W ×2

• 8 points: J ×2, C ×1, Ɲ ×1

• 10 points: H ×1, Ŋ ×1, P ×1, Z ×1

Notes:

1. Ɔ sounds similar to "aw"

2. Ŋ is the digraph "ng"

3. Bambara used to count the digraph "sh" as a letter, but that was since removed