Man·de (män d  )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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| Noun | 1. | 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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