Mande

The Mande linguistic group…is believed to have entered the area from the northern savannas in the 15th century.
'And So Liberia Was Born'|Ellen Johnson Sirleaf|April 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Voyez l'efficace du sacrement: le lendemain matin, il mande M. de Biancourt et moy, et de nouveau il recommence sa harangue.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
It seems to be derived from the racial name Mande, coupled with the suffix nka or nke, meaning “people,” the people of Mande.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
It is seemingly a corruption of a term applied to an important section of this group, the Mande-nka or Mande-nga.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various

Binger states that the manati was the totem of the Mande group, to which perhaps belonged originally the Susu and the Dyula.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
Me bium kiacke kuremangrender pene aper mande, buten tschingerde buten trinen marde te man, tshimaster apri butin tshidde.
The English Gipsies and Their Language|Charles G. Leland

British Dictionary definitions for Mande

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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