Things to know about Bambara
Bambara, sometimes known as Bamanan or Bamanankan, is the language of the Bambara people in West Africa. It is spoken primarily in the nation of Mali, although smaller populations of Bambara speakers are also found in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal, and The Gambia. Bambara is a member of the Manding branch of the Mande language family.
Typing Bambara Characters
Bambara is written in a variation of the Latin alphabet that includes several special characters. There are two methods for typing these characters.
The simplest method is to use the character suggestions. To do so, type one of the base characters listed below, then select the character you want from the set of special characters which appears.
Base characters for Bambara:
For ɛ, the base character is e.
For ɲ and ŋ, the base character is n.
For ɔ, the base character is o.
The other method is to use the virtual keyboard with the layout set to Bambara. (If necessary, you can change the layout by clicking 
and selecting an option in the Keyboard Language menu.)
Locate the character you want on the virtual keyboard, then click on it or press the corresponding key on your physical keyboard. Capital letters and certain punctuation marks, such as the question mark, are available by holding down the Shift key.
See Typing Accents and Special Characters for details on both typing methods.