how to pronounce malien

/ma.ljɛ̃/

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malien is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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An example use of malien in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… on va dire un malien qui aimait 00 5 …”

meanings of malien

adjective:

From Mali; Malian.

noun:

Malian (person from Mali).

malien frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word malien occurs in french on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.