Maninka
/ˈmanɪŋkə/(also Meninka)
noun
Especially in Guinea: a prestige variety of the Manding language.
- Maninka differs only slightly from the varieties known as Mandinka and Malinke in other areas..
Origin
1960s. From Manding (Mali and Bambara (Bamana) dial.) Maniŋka, variant of Mandiŋka.