Mandes

Variant of Mande

noun

  1. pl. Mandes or Mande 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
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