Mandingo

[ man-ding-goh ]

noun

, plural Man·din·gos, Man·din·goes

1. a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
2. Mande.
3. Malinke.

Mandingo

/ mænˈdɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a former name for Mande Malinke

Example Sentences

Of all the families of the African stock, with the exception of the Kaffres, the Mandingo is the most widely spread.

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The term Fanti, like the term Mandingo, has a double sense—a general and a specific signification.

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Imperfect Mahometans, they are lighter-coloured than either the Wolof or the Mandingo.

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South of the Gambia and north of the Pongos, the Mandingo tongues, though spoken in the interior, do not reach the coast.

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The older Huron word for "tobacco" is derived from the Carib yuli, which itself is from a Mandingo word.

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