Mende
Language Information
Mende is the most important native language of Sierra Leone, on the west coast of Africa. It is spoken by about 1½ million people, mainly in the southern half of the country. Mende is a member of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages.
Mende is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Western Sudanic
- Branch
- Mande
Mende Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Mende
Numuvuisia Kpɛlɛɛ ta ti le tɛ yɛ nduwɔ ya hu, tao ti nuvuu yei kɛɛ ti lɔnyi maa hɛwungɔ. Kiiya kɛɛ hindaluahu gɔɔla a yɛlɔ ti hun. Fale mahoungɔ ti ti nyɔnyɔhu hoi kia ndeegaa.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights