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Maninka

Maninka proper noun: a group of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo languages. It is the mother tongue of the Malinké people.

Proper noun

Maninka

  1. A group of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo languages. It is the mother tongue of the Malinké people.

Questions about Maninka

What does Maninka mean?
Maninka means a group of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo languages. It is the mother tongue of the Malinké people.
What part of speech is Maninka?
Maninka is a proper noun.

Words near Maninka in the dictionary

  1. Maninagar
  2. maniness
  3. Maningcol
  4. Maningning
  5. manini
  6. Maninka
  7. maninose
  8. maninoses
  9. manioc
  10. manioca
  11. maniocs

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