Mandinka
Americannoun
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Mandinkas,
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Mandinka
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He also chose a hairstyle patterned after the Mandinka warriors of West Africa — which has been commonly mistaken for a mohawk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
One single, Mandinka, did well in the US and was the song she chose to sing on Late Night with David Letterman, her first American primetime TV appearance.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
The people of the Mandinka tribe, with whom she visited, embraced her group like family.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
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
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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