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Formation

🇲🇱 Mali Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Formation definition 1

Kalan kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnen, baara kalan (Special training, work learning)

"Formation bɛ kɛ dɔgɔkun fila. (Training is for two weeks.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇲🇱 Mali
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Formation 🇩🇿 Algeria

Training

"New formation next week"
Formation 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Formation (Training)

"Ba kõ formation poore (They're at training)"

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🌍 "Formation" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Formation 🇩🇿 Algeria

Training
Formation 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Formation (Training)
Formation 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Formation (Training)
Formation 🇹🇬 Togo

Apprentissage (Training)
Formation 🇪🇬 Egypt

فورميشن - Formation
Formation 🇬🇭 Ghana

Team arrangement/Setup (Team structure)
Formation 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mpangilio (Formation)
Formation 🇲🇬 Madagascar

Fiofanana / Formation (Training / Education)
Formation 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Formation professionnelle (Professional training)

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