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
The people of the Mandinka tribe, with whom she visited, embraced her group like family.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022
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
Students at the Newcomers’ Center come from countries as varied as Somalia and South Korea and speak languages as obscure as Triqui and Mandinka.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2016
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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