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Malinkeor Mandinka or MandingoCluster of peoples occupying parts of Mali, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. They speak a Mande language of the Niger-Congo family. Numbering 4.7 million, they are divided into numerous independent groups dominated by a hereditary nobility. One group, the Kangaba, has one of the world's most ancient dynasties; its rule has been virtually continuous since the 7th-century founding of the Mali empire. Most contemporary Malinke grow millet and sorghum and tend cattle. In religion they are divided among Islam and indigenous faiths. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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LANGUAGES: French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Jola and Mandinka He learned to play the kota from a Gambian master, sings in Mandinka, and occasionally performs at Maine events, and also has a weekly African music program at a community radio station WERU-FM. The majority ethnic group was Mandinka, with a few Fula. |
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