Mandinka
Americannoun
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Mandinkas,
plural
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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
She sings in Mandinka, a language spoken by one of Gambia’s many ethnic groups, and the words descended like rainfall on the audience in northern England.
From New York Times ● Sep. 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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