Spoken in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali
Mandinka
The language of the old Kaabu kingdom, and still the language of the griots who remember it.
2 words
Mandinka
I be ñaading
[ i bé gnaa-ding ]
Meaning
You are eating — said as a greeting at mealtime
In use
I be ñaading?
Asked from the doorway, it is not a question. It is an invitation to sit down.
Mandinka
Abaraka
[ a-ba-ra-ka ]
Meaning
Thank you
In use
Abaraka baake.
Thank you very much.