Mande
Americannoun
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a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
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a member of any of the peoples who speak these languages.
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Example Sentences
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"At a high level, I'm optimistic but you still need to come up with the right answers, and those answers can only be found through science," says Prof Mande.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 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
During the 1220s, the Sosso army made raids on the Malinke-speaking Mande people to the south and then attacked the northern Soninke of Ghana, sacking their capital in about 1224.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
In "Cacique Caonabo," we have three Mande words in juxtaposition.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
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