mandinka means the language spoken by these people, of the Mandé group of the Niger-Congo language family. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
mandinka is pronounced /manˈdɪŋkə/.
Etymology
From Mandinka Mandinka (“someone from Mande”), from Mandiŋ (“Mande”) + -ka (“inhabitant suffix”).
name
- The language spoken by these people, of the Mandé group of the Niger-Congo language family.
noun
- A member of a particular people of West Africa.