Where does “farafin” come from?

farafin (Bambara) comes from Bambara fin — black.

farafin (Bambara): black person

Definitions

  1. black person

Ancestry of “farafin”, step by step

farafin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bambara fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarafinblack

via Bambara fara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarafarastone, rock
Every word from Bambara fin
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