Mande

American

[mahn-dey] / ˈmɑn deɪ /

noun

a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
a member of any of the peoples who speak these languages.

Mande British

/ ˈmɑːndeɪ /

noun

a group of African languages, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken chiefly in Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone

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adjective

of or relating to this group of languages

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Mande David Kapcheronge, a local leader, has told the BBC that the rescue teams are using rudimentary tools to dig up heaps of mud in the recovery.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Mande said that the FDA has not historically excelled at transparency, and he is concerned that recent cuts to the agency’s communications staff will make matters worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

The man behind the technique, Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, claimed to have invented photography in France in 1839.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

The exploits of Sundiata Keita, a near-mythical figure in the Mande oral tradition, have been passed down by generations of bards.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Bonacieux had named Mande because Mande was in an exactly opposite direction from St. Cloud.

From The Three Musketeers by Dumas père, Alexandre

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