Charles Bailleul

Charles Bailleul (; 21 December 1927 – 9 February 2026) was a French linguist and Roman Catholic missionary, a member of the White Fathers.

Also known by the name Baabilen Kulubali, he was vicar of a parish in Kolokani, Mali from 1986 to 1992. From 1992 to 2009, he participated in various language-related projects, including the translations of dictionaries, proverbs, a book on medicinal plants, and illustrated tales.

Bailleul died in Bry-sur-Marne on 9 February 2026, at the age of 98.

Publications

• La petite souris qui a perdu son enfant (1997)
• Monsieur Déchéance (1997)
• Vieux comme le monde (1997)
• Fais-toi des amis (2000)
• Sabu ka furu ko (2002)
• Le mariage de Sabou (2002)
• Cours pratique de bambara (2005)
• Sagesse bambara (2005)
• Dictionnaire français-bambara (2006)
• Dictionnaire bambara-français (2007)
• Richesses médicinales (2009)
• Espèces arbustives spontanées du Burkina-Faso, du Mali et du Sénégal... (2015)
• Ta-Tè-Nya (2016)
• Contes du Bèlèdougou (2017)
• Fais-toi des amis (2018)
• La petite souris qui a perdu son enfant (2018)
• Vieux comme le monde (2018)
• Monsieur Déchéance (2018)

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