Etymology

Mandinka

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Today it means: A member of a particular people of West Africa. Full definition →

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The story

  1. Mandinka · derived fromMandinka“someone from Mande”
  2. English todayMandinka

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

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