Mandes

Variant of Mande

Mande definition

Mande (män′dā′, -dē′)

noun

  1. pl. Mandes -·des′ or Mande -·de′ a member of a group of peoples of W Africa, including the Malinkes, Mendes, Susus, etc.
  2. a group of Congo languages spoken by these peoples

adjective

of the Mandes or their languages or cultures

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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