Mende
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Mendes,
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Mende
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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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The DNA of the Mende people showed that their ancestors had interbred with Stem2 people just 25,000 years ago.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
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
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
In many Mende stories the spider is the character that tricks other animals to get what he wants, but his tricks always backfire on him.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
Inflationary pressures in Canada have yet to show any clear signs of broadening out despite persistently high energy prices, Desjardins’ Royce Mendes notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
University of Ottawa law professor Errol Mendes told AFP that, hours after the PQ win, "the challenge to Canadian unity was small."
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
This pinned back Paris St-Germain left-back Nuno Mendes and created space for Cole Palmer in the 3-0 win in New Jersey.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The producer, who’s also known for his work with Phoebe Bridgers and Shawn Mendes, remembers the first time they made music in the studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Goodness knows what outcrops Messrs. Caster and Mendes had looked at, because in fact many of the rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic are the same–not just very similar but the same.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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