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Malinke

noun Ma·lin·ke \ mə-ˈliŋ-kē \

Definition of Malinke

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

First Known Use of malinke

1883

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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