Mande

noun

Man·de ˈmän-ˌdā

män-ˈdā

1

: mandingo

2

: a branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken primarily in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Mande was in 1883

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“Mande.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mande. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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