Mandinka
Americannoun
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Mandinkas,
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Mandinka
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"I have been working here for 32 years," says Buba Cary, a fisherman from Gunjur speaking in Mandinka through a translator.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2023
He shared with Manga some of the Mandinka words that had been passed down to Haley’s grandmother Cynthia, hoping the young man might recognize them.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
Mansa Kunda, which Joof says translates to “kingdom” in Mandinka, claims a small corner in a neighborhood strip center that now serves as a portal to West Africa.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2019
Students at the Newcomers’ Center come from countries as varied as Somalia and South Korea and speak languages as obscure as Triqui and Mandinka.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2016
Amari surmised that women from many different tribes and countries were imprisoned here—Ibo, Ga, and Mandinka.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
As he noted in his article, this hegemony extended to both nomenclature — a Black club called the African Bandits changed its name to the Mandinkas to avoid a war — and attire.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
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