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Mande
						updated 6-10-2004

	Mande (Niger-Kordofanian) is a sub-branch of the Western Sudanic sub-
branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.
There are a number of languages in the Mande sub-branch, including Bembara, Dyula,
Kpelle, Loma, Malinke, Mende (not to be confused with the name of the sub-branch),
Soninke, Susu, and Vai.  The Mande languages are spoken in western Africa. For
other sub-branches of Western Sudanic, see Gur and Kwa or West Atlantic.

780.96		The Garland handbook of African music. -- [S.l.] :
G2332			Garland, 2000
		RID: 99-40652		ITEM #: afi00021

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