Mende
Americannoun
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a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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a Niger-Congo language of the Mande branch spoken by the Mende people.
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Australian Michael Matthews produced a brilliant ride to win a tough and hilly stage 14 of the Tour de France from Saint-Etienne to Mende.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022
But the term for Ebola in Mende, one of Sierra Leone’s languages, became “monda wote,” which translates to “family turn round.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2020
Backup dancers in “Find Your Way Back” sport kanaga masks topped with crossbars, worn by the Dogon people of Mali; “Ja Ara E” features a spirit in a full-body raffia costume, familiar from Mende masquerades.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020
Some are beautiful, if obscure, like the Mende mask from Sierra Leone, and the white oak plate and vessel from 20th century Ukraine, crockery made from a tree sacred to Ukrainians.
From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2020
He was Mende and he understood Krio very well.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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