SoninkePronunciation: /sɒˈniːŋkeɪ/Definition of Soninke noun (plural same or Soninkes) 1a member of a West African people living in Mali and Senegal. 2 [mass noun] the language of the Soninke, which belongs to the Mande group and has about 1 million speakers. adjective relating to the Soninke or their language. Origin:the name in SoninkeSoninke in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Soninke in the US English dictionary