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Mandinka

Mandinka

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Relating to a West African people, their language, or their culture
  • adjective
: mandinka
  • There were also attacks by Mandinka warriors from the northeast on the Kuranko and Limba by Samori and his forces between 1870 and 1890.
  • Muslim Mandinka
  • non-Muslim Mandinka
  • Mandinka villages

But the strength of the Mandinka army came not just from its equipment.

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Examples

  • The Mandinka people have a rich cultural heritage that includes vibrant music and dance traditions.

  • Instead, we might suppose that in this broken terrain it was the Mandinka Light Infantry which reigns supreme.

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  • But the strength of the Mandinka army came not just from its equipment.

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  • The first three are historically linked only to non-Muslim Mandinka communities.

    Academic text (1998)

  • A Mandinka drum troupe may contain three drum types, each with distinctive performance technique and rhythm vocabulary.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In rural Gambia, maternal grandmothers seem to double the survival chances of a Mandinka child by taking care of their grandchildren (Sear et al. 2000).

    Academic text (2018)

  • Many traditional Mandinka ceremonies are celebrated with colorful attire and communal feasting.

  • In Gambia, the Mandinka language is widely spoken and is an important part of the community's identity.

Surface Forms

Mandinka positive

Etymology

The word Mandinka comes from the name Manding, a group of people in West Africa. So when something is called Mandinka, it is 'connected with the Mandinka people, their language, or their traditions'.