Mandingo
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9.3
- proper noun
- /mænˈdɪŋɡoʊ/
- The rope in Mandingo society is a statement of willingness to strengthen and secure a link in the chain of solidarity.
Examples
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In the battle of Kirina, in 1230 or thereabouts, the instrument was won by Soundiata Keita and became a symbol of the Mandingo empire, which covered the area of today's Republic of Guinea.
Academic text (2008) -
Mobile cattle-herding Fula live all over Bafodea, and settled Mandingo farming and cattle-raising communities exist.
Academic text (2007) -
This is also true within the Mandingo people of Africa, in which the word Dyula means merchant.
Blog text (19) -
Mandingo influence on Bafodea history has been considerable, yet the Limba are the chiefdom's largest ethnic group.
Academic text (2007) -
Sitapha himself is fluent in English, French, Wolof, and Mandingo.
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Sundiata (pronounced sun-dee-YATT-ah) is the African name of a Mandingo king.
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Foday Musa Suso, a Mandingo griot from Gambia, closes the series at 7:30 p.m. on January 29.
Synonyms
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9.7
A person from a West African people or the language that group speaks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mandingo comes from the name of a West African people, the Mandinka or Manding, and from their language. So Mandingo can mean a member of that group or the language they speak in places like Mali, Senegal, and The Gambia.