Malinke

American  

[muh-ling-key, -kee] / məˈlɪŋ keɪ, -ki /

Or Malinka

noun

plural

Malinkes,

plural

Malinke

1. a member of an agricultural people living in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Ivory Coast.

2. the Mande language of the Malinke people.

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Malinke British  

/ məˈlɪŋkɪ /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in Guinea and Mali, noted for their use of cowry shells as currency

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family

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Example Sentences

That book was 1976's Heremakhonon, which means "waiting for happiness" in the the west African Malinke language.

From BBC

Mr. Condé, in a 2018 interview, lavished praise on the young officer — a fellow member of the Malinke tribe.

From New York Times

Local media reports say he is an ethnic Malinke, like Conde, and comes from the eastern Kankan Region.

From Reuters

Mr Condé is largely backed by members of his Malinké community, as well as the country's third major ethnic group, the Soussous.

From BBC

Conde draws his support from his Malinke community, while Diallo is heavily backed by the Peuhl ethnic group.

From Washington Times