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- Mende_people abstract "The Mende people are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone; their neighbours, the Temne people, have roughly the same population. The Mende and Temne both account for slightly more than 30% of the total population [1]. The Mende are predominantly found in the Southern Province and the Eastern Province, while the Temne are found primarily in the Northern Province and the Western Area, including the capital city of Freetown. Some of the major cities with significant Mende populations include Bo, Kenema, Kailahun and Moyamba.The Mende belong to a larger group of Mande peoples who live throughout West Africa. The Mende are mostly farmers and hunters. During the civil war the Civil Defense Force (CDF), a militia group founded by late Dr. Alpha Lavalie, a Mende himself to fight the rebels along government troops. The forces included five groups drawn from all major ethnic groups in the country: Tamaboros, Hunters, Donso, Kapras and the Kamajors.Kamajor is a mende meaning for hunter; they were not only the dominant warring factions but the most fearful among the CDF militias headed by late Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief Hinga Norman. To date, the Kamajors are honored among the elite groups of men and women who fought to restore democracy in modern Sierra Leone.The Mendes are divided into Kpa-Mende, who are predominantly in the South - in Moyamba district, the Golah-Mende, from the Gola forest between Kenema and Pujehun districts into Liberia - a national reservation landmark, Sewa-Mende, who settled along the Sewa Rive, Vai-Mende also in Liberia and Pujehun district, Sierra Leone and the Koh-Mende who are the dominant tribe in Kailahun district with the Kissi (Ngessi) and Gbandi both of who are in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.The secret \"Poro\" society is for men while \"Sande\" society for women both of whom initiate the young into adulthood. Those who join either of the male or female secret societies are referred to as: The halemo are members of the hale or secret societies, and kpowa are people who have never been initiated into the hale. The Mende believe that all humanistic and scientific power is passed down through the secret societies.The Mende language is widely spoken in Liberia more so in areas once considered part of Liberia. In the year 1984, then President Samuel Doe threatened to retake the part of Sierra Leone that was once Liberia. Both countries have Mende, Gola, Vai, Gissi and Gbandi tribes but the Mende are the dominant population.Mende names are common in Liberia including towns that share names on both side of the border; for example, Guma Mende is popular section in Loffa, Liberia and those living along the borders claim dual citizenship.Mende language is also taught in Sierra Leone schools and the Alphabet is closely identical to the English Alphabet. For example, the letter 'C' is flipped facing left and pronounced 'orh'; 'E' is written with broken edges and pronounced 'eh'.The Mende speak the Mende language among themselves, but their language is also spoken as a regional lingua franca by members of smaller Sierra Leonean ethnic groups that inhabit the same part of the country. Their language is spoken by around 46% of Sierra Leone's population.Sierra Leone's politics have been dominated by the Mende, on the one hand, and the Temne and their long-time political allies, the Limba, on the other. The Mende support the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), while the Temnes and Limbas support the All People's Congress party (APC).".
- Mende_people language African_French.
- Mende_people language Krio_language.
- Mende_people language Mende_language.
- Mende_people language Sierra_Leonean_English.
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- Mende_people populationPlace Atlantic_slave_trade.
- Mende_people populationPlace Bo_District.
- Mende_people populationPlace Bonthe_District.
- Mende_people populationPlace Guinea.
- Mende_people populationPlace Kailahun_District.
- Mende_people populationPlace Kenema_District.
- Mende_people populationPlace Liberia.
- Mende_people populationPlace Moyamba_District.
- Mende_people populationPlace Pujehun_District.
- Mende_people populationPlace Sierra_Leone.
- Mende_people populationPlace United_States.
- Mende_people populationPlace Western_Area.
- Mende_people related Gbandi_people.
- Mende_people related Gola_people.
- Mende_people related Kpelle_people.
- Mende_people related Limba_people_(Sierra_Leone).
- Mende_people related Loko_people.
- Mende_people related Loma_people.
- Mende_people related Vai_people.
- Mende_people religion Christian.
- Mende_people religion Islam.
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- Mende_people wikiPageWikiLink Georgia_(U.S._state).
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- Mende_people wikiPageWikiLink Hierarchy.
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