Mandé people

The Dyula (Dioula or Juula) are a Mande ethnic group inhabiting several West African countries, including the Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Guinea-Bissau.

The Yalunka or Jallonke (French: Djallonké or Dialonké) are a Mande people who were one of the original inhabitants of the Futa Jallon (French: Fouta Djallon), a mountainous region in Guinea, West Africa.

The Loma (or Loghoma, Looma, Lorma) are a Mande ethnic group living primarily in the mountainous, sparsely populated border region between Guinea and Liberia.

The Vai are a Manden ethnic group that live mostly in Liberia, with a small minority living in south-eastern Sierra Leone.

Bissa (or Busanga (singular), Bisa, Busansi (plural)), is a Mande ethnic group of south-central Burkina Faso, northeastern Ghana, northernmost tip of Togo and northern Benin.

The Bobo are an ethnic group living in Burkina Faso although the area occupied by the Bobo extends north into Mali.

The Bozo are a West African ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali.

The Jakhanke people (var. Diakhanké, Diakanké, or Diakhankesare) are a Manding-speaking ethnic group in the Senegambia region, often classified as a subgroup of the larger Soninke.

The Kono people (pronounced koh noh) are a major ethnic group in Sierra Leone at about 7.

The Imraguen (Berber: Imragen) are an ethnic group or tribe of Mauritania and the Western Sahara.

The Mande Studies Association (MANSA) is an international organisation open to all individuals with an academic or professional interest in the Mande region of West Africa.