
Bissa (Bisa) is a Mande language that is spoken by the Bissa people of Burkina Faso, Ghana and (marginally) Togo. Its dialects are Barka, Lebir and Lere.

Bobo is a major Mande language of Burkina Faso; the western city of Bobo Dioulasso is named partly for the Bobo people. Bobo consists of:Southern dialects: Syabéré (Sya), Benge, Sogokiré, Voré, Zara Northern a.k.a.Bobo de familia

Dan is a Mande language spoken primarily in Ivory Coast and Liberia. There is also a population of about 800 speakers in Guinea. Dan is a tonal language, with around 9-11 contour and register tones depending on the dialect.

A Grammar of Vai, alternatively known as Grammar of the Vai, is the title of the first English language grammar of the Vai language written since J.W. Koelle's Outlines of a grammar of the Vei language from 1854. The grammar was written by William E. Welmers and published in June 1977 by the University of California Press.

The Kpelle language is spoken by the Kpelle people and is part of the Mande family of languages. Guinean Kpelle, spoken by half a million people, concentrated primarily, but not exclusively, in the forest regions of Guinea, whose capital, Nzérékoré, is the third largest city in Guinea and the largest city in the Guinée forestière region of south-eastern Guinea bordering Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. Liberian Kpelle, spoken by half again as many, is currently taught in schools in Liberia.

Loma is a Mande language spoken by the Loma people of Liberia and Guinea.

The Mano language, also known as Maa, Mah, and Mawe, is a significant Mande language of Liberia and Guinea. It is spoken primarily in Nimba County in north-central Liberia and in Nzérékoré, Lola and Yomou Prefectures in Guinea.

The Vai language, also called Vy or Gallinas, is a Mande language spoken by the Vai people, roughly 104,000 in Liberia, and by smaller populations, some 15,500, in Sierra Leone.