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Mandinka

Pronunciation: /mənˈdɪŋkə/
Definition of Mandinka

noun (plural same 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

Mandinka in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Mandinka in the US English dictionary
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