Mande

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Man·de

M0074100 (män′dā′)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. In both senses also called Mandingo.

[Ultimately from Mandiŋ, Mandeŋ, Mandẽ, the traditional name for the Mande homeland in various Mande languages.]

Mande

(ˈmɑːndeɪ) n, pl -de or -des (Languages) a group of African languages, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken chiefly in Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leoneadj (Languages) of or relating to this group of languages

Man•de

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n., pl. -des, (esp. collectively) -de. 1. a language family of W Africa, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, primarily spoken in Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Ivory Coast. 2. a member of any of the peoples who speak these 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 CoastNiger-Congo - a family of African language spoken in west Africa

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(män`dā), language group, W Africa, including the Malinke, Dyula, Marka, Mende, Bambara, and Soninke subgroups. The Mande-speakers today number about 3 million and live mainly in Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Their societies are patrilineal, and most practice sedentary agriculture and profess Islam. The Mande probably originated in the region of the upper Niger River, and they formed numerous states based on trade. The Soninke founded the ancient empire of GhanaGhana
, ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali, and S Mauritania. The empire was founded c.6th cent. by Soninke peoples and lay astride the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Its capital was Kumbi Salih (in present-day SE Mauritania).
..... Click the link for more information. (7th–13th cent.), and the Malinke established the empire of Mali (13th–16th cent.). Mande traders were important in spreading Islam in W Africa.

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

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