Mandinka Syllabification: (Man·din·ka)Pronunciation: /manˈdiNGkə/Definition of Mandinka noun (plural same or Mandinkas) 1a member of a people living mainly in Senegal, Gambia, and Sierra Leone. 2the Mande language of the Mandinka. adjective relating to the Mandinka or their language. Origin:the name in MandinkaMandinka in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Mandinka in the British & World English dictionary