Mandinka
Americannoun
plural
Mandinkas,plural
MandinkaExample Sentences
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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
Citing the ethnic groups he and comrades belonged to — Serer, Soninke, Mandinka, groups that also populate Senegal — Sergeant Badjie said about the bridge, “It makes us more united. We’re the same people.”
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
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
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