Malinke
Americannoun
plural
Malinkes,plural
Malinke-
a member of an agricultural people living in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Ivory Coast.
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the Mande language of the Malinke people.
noun
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a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in Guinea and Mali, noted for their use of cowry shells as currency
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the language of this people, belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family
Example Sentences
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That book was 1976's Heremakhonon, which means "waiting for happiness" in the the west African Malinke language.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024
When forming alliances against the Sosso, Sundiata convinced the other Malinke kings to surrender their title, mansa, to him.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Mr. Condé, in a 2018 interview, lavished praise on the young officer — a fellow member of the Malinke tribe.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2021
Conde draws his support from his Malinke community, while Diallo is heavily backed by the Peuhl ethnic group.
From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2020
Ewe adě, adže, Mandingo nyambe, Malinke nyeme ku,—whence the supposed Indian names, aje, age, niame, igname, used indiscriminately of any edible roots.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
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