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Mandinka

American  
[man-ding-kuh] / mænˈdɪŋ kə /

noun

  • Mandinkas,
    plural
  • Mandinka
    plural
  1. Malinke.


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So when O'Connor broke through in 1987 with Mandinka, there's a reason, 36 years later, the lyric that's still roared the loudest is: "I don't know no shame, I feel no pain."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023

Manga spoke Wolof, not Mandinka, but he offered to introduce Haley to their shared homeland.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

For his 2012 album La Guinéenne, he embraced the golden age of west African music: lyrics in the Guinean Mandinka language accompanied by zouk, funk and reggae.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2020

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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