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(män′dā′, -dē′)

noun

pl. Mandes or Mande a member of a group of peoples of W Africa, including the Malinkes, Mendes, Susus, etc.
a group of Congo languages spoken by these peoples

adjective

of the Mandes or their languages or cultures

See Mande in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Mande Mande or Man·des

A branch of the Niger-Congo language family, spoken in the upper Niger River valley.
A member of a Mande-speaking people.

Origin:

Origin: Mandingo mandi, mande

Origin: , diminutive of ma, mother

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