Mandingo
noun
a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
Mandingoes
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pluralof Mandingo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Upon inquiry, I found that English was the least of his languages, preceded by his own tongue and the speech of the Mandingoes.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
He found the land constantly rising, and made his way to Musardu, the chief city of the western Mandingoes.
From A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia by Benjamin Griffith Brawley
The Mandingoes of the most cultivated type seldom found their way to the West Indies.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 by Various
While recovering, he learned the language of the Mandingoes, a native tribe, and this was a great help to him.
From The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children by Various
It was a small place surrounded by high walls, inhabited by a mixture of Mandingoes and Foulahs, chiefly employed in the cultivation of corn.
From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by William Henry Giles Kingston
