How to use adjectives in Mandinka

How to use adjectives in Mandinka

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Mandinka? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Mandinka lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Mandinka adjectives.

Mandinka personal pronouns : I

A personal pronoun is what we call the English words 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'we' and 'they'. Just like English, Mandinka has a set of personal pronouns. The words in Mandinka for 'I' are 'n' or 'nte'.

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n
I
nte faŋo duŋ?
and me ?
n fanaŋ
me too
nte nte
not me
n dammā
just me
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Mandinka belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Mandinka would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Mandinka

Learn to get by in Mandinka with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Mandinka, introduce yourself in Mandinka and even hold a conversation in Mandinka after you have met someone.

I tīñaŋ
Good afternoon
I wulāra
Good evening
I sāma
Good morning
Suto Yediya
Good night
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Mandinka

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Mandinka adjectives wara, dōyā and kotō (big, small, old). Using the nouns kitābō, sīraŋo and tawundaŋo (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Mandinka adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives wara, dōyā and kotō with the nouns kitābō, sīraŋo and tawundaŋo you can move on to Step 8 (Mandinka Verbs).

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