Mande
[ mahn-dey ]
/ ˈmɑn deɪ /
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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.
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Also called Mandingo.
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Mande
/ (ˈmɑːndeɪ) /
noun plural -de or -des
a group of African languages, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken chiefly in Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone
adjective
of or relating to this group of languages
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