Mandinka

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Mandingo

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /manˈdɪŋkə/

[edit] Noun

Mandinka (plural Mandinkas)

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

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue entry for Mandinka, mnk