Mandinka people
West African ethnic group
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Summary
Mandinka people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,113 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Mandinka[3]
- Country: Burkina Faso[4], The Gambia[5], Ghana[6], Guinea[7], Guinea-Bissau[8], Ivory Coast[9], Liberia[10], Mali[11], Senegal[12], Sierra Leone[13]
- Commons category: Mandinka people[14]
- Said to be the same as: Malinke[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mandinka[16]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], New International Encyclopedia[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
- Has works in the collection: Art Institute of Chicago[24]
Why It Matters
Mandinka people has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]