# Mali
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑːli/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːli

### Etymology 1

Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (“hippopotamus”).

#### Proper noun

Mali
* A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

##### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

##### Derived terms

* Malian

##### Translations
#### See also

* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
* Mali on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 2

Clipping of Somali (“a person from Somalia or of Somali descent”)

#### Noun

Mali (plural Malis)
* (MLE, MTE, slang) A Somali

##### Derived terms

* Mali Boys

### Anagrams

* Alim, Liam, Lima, Mila, alim, lima, mail

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa; capital: Bamako)

#### Derived terms

* Malinees

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mali/ [ma.li]
* Rhymes: -ali, -i
* Hyphenation: Ma‧li

### Proper noun

Mali inan
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* maliar (“Malian”)

### Further reading

* “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈma.li]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Mali m
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* malià

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmalɪ]

### Proper noun

Mali n (indeclinable, relational adjective maliský or malijský, demonym Malijec)
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

### Further reading

* “Mali”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Mali”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Mali”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* malier
* malisk

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑli/, [ˈmɑ̝li]
* Rhymes: -ɑli
* Hyphenation: Ma‧li

### Etymology 1

From French Mali, from Mandinka or Bambara mali (“hippopotamus”).

#### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malini
accusative
nom.
Malini
gen.
Malini
genitive
Malini
partitive
Maliani
inessive
Malissani
elative
Malistani
illative
Maliini
adessive
Malillani
ablative
Maliltani
allative
Malilleni
essive
Malinani
translative
Malikseni
abessive
Malittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malisi
accusative
nom.
Malisi
gen.
Malisi
genitive
Malisi
partitive
Maliasi
inessive
Malissasi
elative
Malistasi
illative
Maliisi
adessive
Malillasi
ablative
Maliltasi
allative
Malillesi
essive
Malinasi
translative
Maliksesi
abessive
Malittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malimme
accusative
nom.
Malimme
gen.
Malimme
genitive
Malimme
partitive
Maliamme
inessive
Malissamme
elative
Malistamme
illative
Maliimme
adessive
Malillamme
ablative
Maliltamme
allative
Malillemme
essive
Malinamme
translative
Maliksemme
abessive
Malittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malinne
accusative
nom.
Malinne
gen.
Malinne
genitive
Malinne
partitive
Malianne
inessive
Malissanne
elative
Malistanne
illative
Maliinne
adessive
Malillanne
ablative
Maliltanne
allative
Malillenne
essive
Malinanne
translative
Maliksenne
abessive
Malittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malinsa
accusative
nom.
Malinsa
gen.
Malinsa
genitive
Malinsa
partitive
Maliaan Maliansa
inessive
Malissaan Malissansa
elative
Malistaan Malistansa
illative
Maliinsa
adessive
Malillaan Malillansa
ablative
Maliltaan Maliltansa
allative
Malilleen Malillensa
essive
Malinaan Malinansa
translative
Malikseen Maliksensa
abessive
Malittaan Malittansa
instructive
comitative

##### Derived terms

* malilainen

### Etymology 2

Variant of Malinen.

#### Proper noun

Mali
* a Finnish surname
* (rare) a female given name

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malini
Malini
accusative
nom.
Malini
Malini
gen.
Malini
genitive
Malini
Malieni
partitive
Maliani
Malejani
inessive
Malissani
Maleissani
elative
Malistani
Maleistani
illative
Maliini
Maleihini
adessive
Malillani
Maleillani
ablative
Maliltani
Maleiltani
allative
Malilleni
Maleilleni
essive
Malinani
Maleinani
translative
Malikseni
Maleikseni
abessive
Malittani
Maleittani
instructive
comitative
—Maleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malisi
Malisi
accusative
nom.
Malisi
Malisi
gen.
Malisi
genitive
Malisi
Maliesi
partitive
Maliasi
Malejasi
inessive
Malissasi
Maleissasi
elative
Malistasi
Maleistasi
illative
Maliisi
Maleihisi
adessive
Malillasi
Maleillasi
ablative
Maliltasi
Maleiltasi
allative
Malillesi
Maleillesi
essive
Malinasi
Maleinasi
translative
Maliksesi
Maleiksesi
abessive
Malittasi
Maleittasi
instructive
comitative
—Maleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malimme
Malimme
accusative
nom.
Malimme
Malimme
gen.
Malimme
genitive
Malimme
Maliemme
partitive
Maliamme
Malejamme
inessive
Malissamme
Maleissamme
elative
Malistamme
Maleistamme
illative
Maliimme
Maleihimme
adessive
Malillamme
Maleillamme
ablative
Maliltamme
Maleiltamme
allative
Malillemme
Maleillemme
essive
Malinamme
Maleinamme
translative
Maliksemme
Maleiksemme
abessive
Malittamme
Maleittamme
instructive
comitative
—Maleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malinne
Malinne
accusative
nom.
Malinne
Malinne
gen.
Malinne
genitive
Malinne
Malienne
partitive
Malianne
Malejanne
inessive
Malissanne
Maleissanne
elative
Malistanne
Maleistanne
illative
Maliinne
Maleihinne
adessive
Malillanne
Maleillanne
ablative
Maliltanne
Maleiltanne
allative
Malillenne
Maleillenne
essive
Malinanne
Maleinanne
translative
Maliksenne
Maleiksenne
abessive
Malittanne
Maleittanne
instructive
comitative
—Maleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malinsa
Malinsa
accusative
nom.
Malinsa
Malinsa
gen.
Malinsa
genitive
Malinsa
Maliensa
partitive
Maliaan Maliansa
Malejaan Malejansa
inessive
Malissaan Malissansa
Maleissaan Maleissansa
elative
Malistaan Malistansa
Maleistaan Maleistansa
illative
Maliinsa
Maleihinsa
adessive
Malillaan Malillansa
Maleillaan Maleillansa
ablative
Maliltaan Maliltansa
Maleiltaan Maleiltansa
allative
Malilleen Malillensa
Maleilleen Maleillensa
essive
Malinaan Malinansa
Maleinaan Maleinansa
translative
Malikseen Maliksensa
Maleikseen Maleiksensa
abessive
Malittaan Malittansa
Maleittaan Maleittansa
instructive
comitative
—Maleineen Maleinensa :

##### Statistics

* The given name Mali belongs to 12 female individuals (and as a middle name to 9 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* The surname Mali belongs to 118 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Ilma, Mila, ilma, lima

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.li/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mali m
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* malien

#### Descendants

* → Persian: مالی (mâli)

## Fula
### Alternative forms

* 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭

### Etymology

From French Mali.

### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mali n (proper noun, genitive Malis or (optionally with an article) Mali)
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Malier
* malisch

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

### Further reading

* “Mali” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɒli]
* Hyphenation: Ma‧li
* Rhymes: -li

### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* mali (“Malian”)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Mali m
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* maliano

### Anagrams

* almi, lima, mail, mila

## Latvian
### Proper noun

Mali f (indeclinable)
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

## Norwegian
### Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of Magdalene.

### Proper noun

Mali
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

* One of the most common female names in Norway in the 17th and 18th century. Today more common as Malin, Malene.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Similar to English Mali.

### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* malier
* malisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* maliar
* malisk

## Polish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.li/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ali
* Syllabification: Ma‧li
* Homophone: mali

### Proper noun

Mali n (indeclinable, related adjective malijski)
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Malijczyk
* Malijka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Mali in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Máli

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈli/
* (Portugal) IPA: /maˈli/
* Hyphenation: Ma‧li

### Proper noun

Mali m
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* maliano
* maliense

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mâːli/
* Hyphenation: Ma‧li

### Proper noun

Mȃli m (Cyrillic spelling Ма̑ли)
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Proper noun

Mali m
* Alternative form of Malí

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mali n (genitive Malis)
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* malier
* malisk
* maliska

### Further reading

* Mali in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* Liam, Lima, mail, mila

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Mali, ultimately from Mandinka or Dyula mali (“hippopotamus”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈmali/ [ˈmaː.lɪ]
* Rhymes: -ali
* Syllabification: Ma‧li

### Proper noun

Mali (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒ)
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

### Anagrams

* amil, lima, ilam, Lima

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension
### See also

* Angola
* Batı Sahra
* Benin
* Botsvana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cezayir
* Cibuti
* Çad
* Ekvator Ginesi
* Eritre
* Esvatini
* Etiyopiya
* Fas
* Fildişi Sahili
* Gabon
* Gambiya
* Gana
* Gine
* Gine-Bissau
* Güney Afrika
* Güney Sudan
* Kamerun
* Kenya
* Komorlar
* Kongo Cumhuriyeti
* Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
* Lesotho
* Liberya
* Libya
* Madagaskar
* Malavi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Mısır
* Moritanya
* Mozambik
* Namibya
* Nijer
* Nijeria
* Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
* Ruanda
* Senegal
* Seyşeller
* Sierra Leone
* Somali
* Sudan
* São Tomé ve Príncipe
* Tanzanya
* Togo
* Tunus
* Uganda
* Yeşil Burun
* Zambiya
* Zimbabve

## Walloon
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.li/

### Proper noun

Mali
* Mali (a country in West Africa)
* a surname

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Mali f
* Mali (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* Malïaidd (“Malian”, adjective)
* Malïad (“Malian”, noun)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

## Yoruba
### Etymology

From English Mali.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /má.lì/

### Proper noun

Málì
* Mali (a country in West Africa)