Mandinka

See also: mandinka

English

Alternative forms

• Mandingo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /manˈdɪŋkə/

Noun

Mandinka (plural Mandinkas or Mandinka)

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

Translations

people

• Mandinka: Mandinkoo

Proper noun

Mandinka

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

Translations

language

• Mandinka: Mandinkakaŋo

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mandinka terms

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Mandinka, mnk ⁠