Talk:Mandé peoples

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The material that was moved to Mande languages but really belongs here is back. — mark ✎ 10:17, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mandinka people?

Is there any overlap between this article and Mandinka people? --Joy [shallot] 19:14, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Well I'd expect some, because the Mandinka are a one of the Mandé peoples. But upon reading Mandinka people, I think that much of it belongs here in Mandé rather than there; as far as I know, Mandinka is the specific name for the Mandé branch in Senegal. Good catch! — mark ✎ 06:48, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "related groups" info removed from infobox

For dedicated editors of this page: The "Related Groups" info was removed from all {{Infobox Ethnic group}} infoboxes. Comments may be left on the Ethnic groups talk page. Ling.Nut 21:06, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] question

If the Mande were in Mauritania and came from the Central Sahara does the following make sense? Between 200 BC and 100 AD, the entire Sudan experienced significant dry episodes, which were part of the general drying trend that had been seriously underway since before 2000 BC. As the desert began to expand, the population headed South.Itzcoatl 17:35, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:13, 24 January 2008 (UTC)