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The Songhai Empire was a state located in the western part of the Sahel during the 15th and 16th centuries. At its peak, it was one of the largest African empires in history. The state is known by its historiographical name, derived from its largest ethnic group and ruling elite, the Songhai people. Sonni Ali established Gao as the empire's ...
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Askia Ishaq II, also known as Askia Isḥāq Zughrānī, was the...
- Pashalik of Timbuktu
The Pashalik of Timbuktu, also known as the Pashalik of...
- Askia Dynasty
The Askiya dynasty, also known as the Askia dynasty, ruled...
- Sonni Ali
Upon Sunni Ali's accession, the Songhay already controlled...
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History of research on the Songhay language. Although the study of ancient Arabic manuscripts reveals some writings in the Fulfulde (Fulani) and soŋay (Songhay) languages, the systematic analysis of soŋay did not begin until the end of the nineteenth century, at the beginning of the colonial period. Delafosse is interested in the geopolitics ...
Jan 1, 2018 · when Ali Kolon, founder of the Sonni dynasty, made his first attempt to free the Songhay from the yoke of the Malians (Dupuis-Yakouba 1911, Hunwick 1985, Rose and Stoller 1989, K i-Zerbo 1997, and ...
region, and Western Songhay derives from heavy “de-creolising” influence by Eastern Songhay on an originally Northern Songhay language. To choose be-tween these hypotheses, further fieldwork will be required. Keywords: Songhay, historical linguistics, cladistics, language contact, Nilo- Saharan
48.1 Introduction. Songhay is a language family of the West African Sahel region with more than four million speakers, distributed mainly in western Niger and northeastern Mali along the Niger river, but including outlying pockets scattered as far afield as Algeria, Ghana, and Sudan. In spite of this small population, Songhay’s role in ...
Pages in category "Songhay languages". The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Songhay languages.
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Songhai Empire. The Songhai Empire dominated the western Sahel in the 15th and 16th century. At its peak, the empire was one of the largest in both Islamic and African history. The Songhai people were the ruling elite in the empire. Gao was the capital of the empire. Other important cities in the empire were Timbuktu and Djenné, conquered in ...
