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
Beginning around 1235, Sundiata set about consolidating his control over the heartland of the Mande people, a region centered on the upper reaches of the Senegal and Niger Rivers.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Oxford, Mande besieged at, by Stephen; escapes from, over the snow; meeting of the Mad Parliament at; its acts declared void by Louis IX.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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