Mandinka

 
Pronunciation: /mənˈdɪŋkə/

noun (plural or Mandinkas)

  • 1a member of a West African people living mainly in Senegal, Gambia, and Sierra Leone.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Mande language of the Mandinka, with about 770,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Mandinka or their language.

Origin:

the name in Mandinka