Mendeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɛndi/,

/ˈmɛndeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛndi/,

/ˈmɛndeɪ/, West African English

/ˈmɛnde/

Inflections: Plural Mendes, unchanged.

Forms: 1700s Mendo, 1800s– Mende, 1800s– Mendi.

Origin: A borrowing from Mende. Etymon: Mende Mɛnde.

Etymology: < Mende Mɛnde the land of the Mendes.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to a people inhabiting south central Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa or their language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [adjective]

Akani1686

Ashantian1705

Igbo1732

Mandingo1744

Nago1775

Temne1791

Wolof1828

Nupe1829

Kru1835

Gola1843

Mpongwe1844

Efik1849

Yoruban1853

Mossi1854

Fulbe1857

Ewe1861

Fan1861

Ibibio1862

Akan1863

Fon1864

Soninke1870

Mende1872

Ijo1883

Mande1883

Yoruba1883

Mitshi1892

Benin1893

Munchi1908

Yakö1926

Tallensi1936

Tiv1939

Limba1954

Kissi1957

Loma1957

the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective]

Negrish1735

Temne1791

Nupe1841

Efik1849

Kikongo1885

Dagbani1917

Ngbandi1931

Zande1938

Voltaic1949

Mandinka1953

Ngbaka1955

Edo1957

Loma1957

Mandekan1968

Manding1969

Malinke1970

Mende1972

1872 H. Johnson (title) An elementary Reading Book for Mende children.

1882 J. F. S. (title) Grammar of the Mende language.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 542/1 Some of the Krumen are coarse and ugly, and this is the case with the Mende people.

1948 G. Greene Heart of Matter i. i. i. 7 His Mende sergeant clicked his heels.

1972 J. L. Dillard Black Eng. iii. 130 There will probably never be any reliable evidence as to whether the slaves themselves differentiated between the Vai-Hausa forms and the Mende form in pronunciation.

1992 R. A. Spears in C. Blank Lang. & Civilization I. 41 Discoveries indicate that benne is from the Mende language (of the Mande family) in Sierra Leone.

B. n.

1. A member of the Mende people.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun]

Fulbe1623

Mandingo1623

Akani1662

Gola1670

Ashanti1705

Beninese1705

Wolof1745

Igbo1757

Susu1786

Temne1791

Mossi1819

Ibibio1822

Koranko1825

Vaia1832

Sherbro1836

Yoruba1843

Akan1849

Songhai1851

Yoruban1853

Mitshi1854

Ijo1856

Igbirra1863

Soninke1869

Efik1876

Kanuri1876

Fante1879

Malinke1883

Mande1883

Kissi1884

Nupe1885

Mende1887

Ho1890

Benin1897

Limba1902

Munchi1905

Kono1909

Senufo1911

Tallensi1920

Yakö1926

Mandinka1957

Tiv1960

Togolese1962

Loma1964

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 44/2 The following are the more important races [of Sierra Leone] that can be distinctly classified..Mendis, 3088.

1974 Times 4 May (Suppl.) p. i/6 Typically a [Sierra Leonean] minister will be a Mende or a Temne with a Creole permanent-secretary.

1990 Nat. Hist. June 10/2 Among the Mende of West Africa, a boy is only a man when he shows he can survive unaided in the bush.

2. The Western Mande language spoken by the Mende people.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Mande > Mande languages

Susu1786

Soninke1869

Mende1908

Soninke1911

Loma1964

1908 T. G. Tucker Introd. Nat. Hist. Lang. 147 Mende, of Upper Guinea, including dialects of Mandingo, Bambara, etc.

1936 G. Greene Journey without Maps i. iii. 62 He could speak Mende; he was picking up Buzie.

1985 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 30 381 Mende is a Mande language spoken in Sierra Leone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mende
释义	Mendeadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɛndi/, /ˈmɛndeɪ/, U.S. /ˈmɛndi/, /ˈmɛndeɪ/, West African English /ˈmɛnde/ Inflections: Plural Mendes, unchanged. Forms: 1700s Mendo, 1800s– Mende, 1800s– Mendi. Origin: A borrowing from Mende. Etymon: Mende Mɛnde. Etymology: < Mende Mɛnde the land of the Mendes. A. adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to a people inhabiting south central Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [adjective] Akani1686 Ashantian1705 Igbo1732 Mandingo1744 Nago1775 Temne1791 Wolof1828 Nupe1829 Kru1835 Gola1843 Mpongwe1844 Efik1849 Yoruban1853 Mossi1854 Fulbe1857 Ewe1861 Fan1861 Ibibio1862 Akan1863 Fon1864 Soninke1870 Mende1872 Ijo1883 Mande1883 Yoruba1883 Mitshi1892 Benin1893 Munchi1908 Yakö1926 Tallensi1936 Tiv1939 Limba1954 Kissi1957 Loma1957 the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] Negrish1735 Temne1791 Nupe1841 Efik1849 Kikongo1885 Dagbani1917 Ngbandi1931 Zande1938 Voltaic1949 Mandinka1953 Ngbaka1955 Edo1957 Loma1957 Mandekan1968 Manding1969 Malinke1970 Mende1972 1872 H. Johnson (title) An elementary Reading Book for Mende children. 1882 J. F. S. (title) Grammar of the Mende language. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 542/1 Some of the Krumen are coarse and ugly, and this is the case with the Mende people. 1948 G. Greene Heart of Matter i. i. i. 7 His Mende sergeant clicked his heels. 1972 J. L. Dillard Black Eng. iii. 130 There will probably never be any reliable evidence as to whether the slaves themselves differentiated between the Vai-Hausa forms and the Mende form in pronunciation. 1992 R. A. Spears in C. Blank Lang. & Civilization I. 41 Discoveries indicate that benne is from the Mende language (of the Mande family) in Sierra Leone. B. n. 1. A member of the Mende people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun] Fulbe1623 Mandingo1623 Akani1662 Gola1670 Ashanti1705 Beninese1705 Wolof1745 Igbo1757 Susu1786 Temne1791 Mossi1819 Ibibio1822 Koranko1825 Vaia1832 Sherbro1836 Yoruba1843 Akan1849 Songhai1851 Yoruban1853 Mitshi1854 Ijo1856 Igbirra1863 Soninke1869 Efik1876 Kanuri1876 Fante1879 Malinke1883 Mande1883 Kissi1884 Nupe1885 Mende1887 Ho1890 Benin1897 Limba1902 Munchi1905 Kono1909 Senufo1911 Tallensi1920 Yakö1926 Mandinka1957 Tiv1960 Togolese1962 Loma1964 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 44/2 The following are the more important races [of Sierra Leone] that can be distinctly classified..Mendis, 3088. 1974 Times 4 May (Suppl.) p. i/6 Typically a [Sierra Leonean] minister will be a Mende or a Temne with a Creole permanent-secretary. 1990 Nat. Hist. June 10/2 Among the Mende of West Africa, a boy is only a man when he shows he can survive unaided in the bush. 2. The Western Mande language spoken by the Mende people. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Mande > Mande languages Susu1786 Soninke1869 Mende1908 Soninke1911 Loma1964 1908 T. G. Tucker Introd. Nat. Hist. Lang. 147 Mende, of Upper Guinea, including dialects of Mandingo, Bambara, etc. 1936 G. Greene Journey without Maps i. iii. 62 He could speak Mende; he was picking up Buzie. 1985 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 30 381 Mende is a Mande language spoken in Sierra Leone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1872
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