Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Mande people of Senegal and Gambia.
- noun The Mande language of this people.
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Examples
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Salif Camara, a 24-year-old who speaks a language called Malinke, lost his job on a team manning the drills.
A Housing Market Built on Mud Takes Off, and Then Goes Thud 2009
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It should have been a proud moment, but the vote itself was marred by days of ethnic violence pitting Conde's supporters — who are Malinke like him — against the Peul, the ethnic group of the defeated candidate.
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Balde said the political tension in Guinea has been high, especially between the Malinke and Fulah ethnic groups.
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People want to go to election, but since one month, the Malinke people and Fulah people are not on good terms now because of this electoral campaign.
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The report also described other ethnic-based violence where Peul youth attacked Malinke and Soussou men.
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Mr. Diallo is of Peul ethnicity and this election brought tensions between his supporters and Mr. Conde's Malinke supporters.
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Diallo belongs to the Fulani, Guinea's largest ethnic group, while Mr. Conde comes from the smaller Malinke community.
African Heads of State Witness Installation of Guinea President 2010
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The candidates, former prime minister Cellou Diallo and long-time opposition leader Alpha Conde, are members of the country's two largest ethnic groups, Peuhl and Malinke.
Rights Group Demands Fair Trials for Guinea's Post-Election Detainees 2010
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Conde is from the Malinke ethnic group, which make up about one-third of the population.
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Most of the violence by the armed forces, a majority of whom are Malinke, was aimed at Mr. Diallo's Peul supporters.
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