Mende

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Across
  1. 2. Educational institution for boys and young men
  2. 5. Staple food similar to bananas
  3. 7. Educational institution for girls and young women
  4. 10. Major ethnic group of southern Sierra Leone
  5. 11. Primary way history and genealogy were preserved
Down
  1. 1. Popular trade commodity in West Africa
  2. 3. Precious metal traded throughout West Africa
  3. 4. Traditional political unit governed by hereditary leaders
  4. 6. Neighboring country with many Mende communities
  5. 8. Art form for which the Mende are famous
  6. 9. Community leaders who preserved law and history