From en.wiktionary.org:
[Appendix:Variations of "mende"]
** English
[wp]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
**** Noun
[p]
1. A large West African ethnic group , speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone and Liberia .
***** Translations
[West African ethnic group]
- Russian: [ru]
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**** Proper noun
[en-proper noun]
1. The language of the Mende people.
***** Translations
[language]
- French: [fr]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
**** Adjective
[-]
1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Mende people.
2. Of or pertaining to the Mende language.
**** See also
- [men]
- [Mende people]
- [Mende language]
- [lang=Mande]
*** Etymology 2
Borrowed from [en].
**** Proper noun
[Mendes]
1. [en] .
***** Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, _Mende_ is the 34272 <sup> nd </sup> most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. _Mende_ is most common among White (79.15%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.12%) individuals.
**** Further reading
- [R:en:DAFN]
- [Mende (surname)]
*** Etymology 3
[Mende, Lozère] [en], from [en].
**** Proper noun
[en-prop]
1. [en] .
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr], from [fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
*** Proper noun
[fr-proper noun]
1. [fr] .
2. * [fr]
**** Derived terms
- [fr]
*** Further reading
- [lang=fr]
** Latin
*** Alternative forms
- [la]
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [Mendē]
*** Proper noun
[Mendē < 1.loc>]
1. A town of Chalcidice , colony of Eretria
**** Declension
[Mendē < 1.loc>]
*** References
- [Mendae]
- [R:Smith's Geography]
[la]