Mande

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Man·de (män

)

n. pl. Mande or Man·des

1. A branch of the Niger-Congo language family, spoken in the upper Niger River valley.

2. A member of a Mande-speaking people.

[Mandingo mandi, mande, diminutive of ma, mother.]

Mande [ˈmɑːndeɪ]

n pl -de, -des

(Linguistics / Languages) a group of African languages, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken chiefly in Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone

adj

(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this group of languages

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Mande - a group of African languages in the Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal east as far as the Ivory Coast

Niger-Congo - a family of African language spoken in west Africa

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