Mandé peoples
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The Mandé peoples are a linguistic grouping of those African nations who speak Mande languages. The various Mandé-speaking nations are concentrated in the western regions of West Africa.
Tichitt Tradition rock art depicting cart, with long platform, framed by two wheels
13th–15th century female terracotta figure covered with red ochre
Sankore Mosque
A 13th-century mosque in northern Ghana attributed to the Wangara.
Mandinka people
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The Mandinka or Malinke are a West African ethnic group primarily found in southern Mali, The Gambia, southern Senegal and eastern Guinea. Numbering about 15 million, they are the largest subgroup of
Mandé peoples
…of those African nations who speak Mande languages. The various Mandé-speaking nations are concentrated in the western regions of West Africa. The Mandinka or Malinke, a western Mandé nation, are credited with the founding one of the largest West African empires. Other large Mandé-speaking nations include…
A 14th-century European depiction of Mansa Musa, the famous Mandinka ruler of the Mali Empire, from the Catalan Atlas (1375). This image reflects a medieval European artistic style and perspective.
A Mandinka marabout
Mandinka dancing
A Mandinka Griot Al-Haji Papa Susso performing songs from the oral tradition of The Gambia on the kora