Example 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

She sings in Mandinka, a language spoken by one of Gambia’s many ethnic groups, and the words descended like rainfall on the audience in northern England.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021

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