Malinke
noun
Ma·lin·ke
mə-ˈliŋ-kē 
plural Malinke or Malinkes
1
: a member of a people of Mandingo affiliation widespread in the western part of Africa
2
: the language of the Malinke people
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Another five percent were likely of the Mandingo, Bambara, Malinke, Wolof, and Fulbe tribes of the Senegambia port, and the last portion were thought to be of the Bight of Benin, kidnapped from places in modern Benin and Lagos, Nigeria.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Malinke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Malinke. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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