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Mandingo
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Man·din·go  (mn-dngg)
n. pl. Mandingo or Man·din·gos also Man·din·goes
1. A member of any of various peoples inhabiting a large area of the upper Niger River valley of western Africa.
2. A group of closely related Mande languages including Bambara, Malinke, and Maninka, widely spoken in western Africa. Also called Mandekan.

[Mandingo mandega, from mandi, Mande; see Mande.]

Mandingo [mænˈdɪŋgəʊ]
n pl -gos, -goes
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) a former name for Mande, Malinke


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Although the Mandingoes constitute about 3% of the population of Lofa, they are considered as first and second generation settler traders who have outstayed their welcome.
 
 
 
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