Sande
noun
San·de
\ˈsän(ˌ)dā\
Definition of Sande
-s
: a Liberia and Sierra Leone secret custom by which young girls are secluded in a separate camp for a variable period of months and trained in the duties and responsibilities of adult society
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Mende sāne1
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