Mandinka

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UK/manˈdɪŋkə/

noun

A member of a particular people of West Africa.

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Meanings

nounMandinka (plural Mandinkas or Mandinka)

plural Mandinkas · alternative Mandingo

  1. A member of a particular people of West Africa.
proper noun

alternative Mandingo

  1. The language spoken by these people, of the Mandé group of the Niger-Congo language family.

Origin

  1. MandinkaMandinka“someone from Mande”
  2. EnglishMandinka

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

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APA

Mandinka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandinka

MLA

“Mandinka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandinka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mandinka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandinka.

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