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单词 mande
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Mande

[ mahn-dey ]
/ ˈmɑn deɪ /

noun

a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
a member of any of the peoples who speak these languages.
Also called Mandingo.

Words nearby Mande

mandatary, mandate, mandator, mandatory, man-day, Mande, Mandel, Mandela, Mandela, Nelson, Mandelbrot set, mandelic acid
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Example sentences from the Web for Mande

  • The Mande linguistic group…is believed to have entered the area from the northern savannas in the 15th century.

    'And So Liberia Was Born'|Ellen Johnson Sirleaf|April 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • Binger states that the manati was the totem of the Mande group, to which perhaps belonged originally the Susu and the Dyula.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
  • It seems to be derived from the racial name Mande, coupled with the suffix nka or nke, meaning “people,” the people of Mande.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
  • In "Cacique Caonabo," we have three Mande words in juxtaposition.

    The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Mande

Mande
/ (ˈmɑːndeɪ) /

noun plural -de or -des

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

adjective

of or relating to this group of languages
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