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| Man·de [ mn dày ] (plural Man·de or Man·des) |
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1. group of West African languages: a group of around 20 languages spoken in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone, Mali, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast. It is a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. Native speakers: 9 million.
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2. Mande speaker: a member of a West African group of people who speak a Mande language
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| [Late 19th century. < Mande, "little mother"] |
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