Mende is a major language of Sierra Leone, with some speakers in neighboring Liberia. It is spoken by the Mende people and by other ethnic groups as a regional lingua franca in southern Sierra Leone. Mende is a tonal language belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
Mende is not currently taught on the IU campus, but we do have access to some study materials. Learn more about Mende here.
More language learning resources from the brochure of NALRC.