Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mandinka

/manˈdɪŋkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: mandin-ka
IPA: /manˈdɪŋkə/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a particular people of West Africa.

name

The language spoken by these people, of the Mandé group of the Niger-Congo language family.

Etymology

From Mandinka Mandinka (“someone from Mande”), from Mandiŋ (“Mande”) + -ka (“inhabitant suffix”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /manˈdɪŋkə/

Inflected Forms

Mandinkas (plural) Mandingo (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Mandinka terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Mandinka terms

Questions

How do you pronounce mandinka?: The recorded pronunciation is /manˈdɪŋkə/.
What does mandinka mean?: A member of a particular people of West Africa.
Where does mandinka come from?: From Mandinka Mandinka (“someone from Mande”), from Mandiŋ (“Mande”) + -ka (“inhabitant suffix”).

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