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.
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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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
But Jerold Mande, a former federal food policy advisor in three administrations, worries that Kennedy's own views and biases will mean some of the solutions he's reaching for are predetermined and unsupported by the evidence.
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
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
Et, si rendre n’el voleit, Mande qu’il le purchaceroit.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
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