Mande









Mande


Mande [mahn-dey] Examples noun

  1. a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
  2. a member of any of the peoples who speak these languages.

Also called Mandingo. Examples from the Web for mande Contemporary Examples of mande

  • The Mande linguistic group…is believed to have entered the area from the northern savannas in the 15th century.

    ‘And So Liberia Was Born’

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

    April 1, 2009

  • Historical Examples of mande

  • In “Cacique Caonabo,” we have three Mande words in juxtaposition.

    The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920

    Various

  • It seems to be derived from the racial name Mande, coupled with the suffix nka or nke, meaning “people,” the people of Mande.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5

    Various

  • Binger states that the manati was the totem of the Mande group, to which perhaps belonged originally the Susu and the Dyula.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5

    Various

  • British Dictionary definitions for mande Mande noun plural -de or -des

    1. a group of African languages, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken chiefly in Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone

    adjective

    1. of or relating to this group of languages
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