Mandinka

See also: mandinka

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mandinka Mandinka (“someone from Mande”), from Mandiŋ (“Mande”) + -ka (“inhabitant suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /manˈdɪŋkə/

Noun

Mandinka (plural Mandinkas or Mandinka)

  1. A member of a particular people of West Africa.

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Proper noun

Mandinka

  1. The language spoken by these people, of the Mandé group of the Niger-Congo language family.

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See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Mandinka terms

Further reading

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