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Dendi. The Songhay, Songhai or Ayneha [3] [4] languages ( [sõʁaj], [soŋaj] or [soŋoj]) are a group of closely related languages / dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in the West African countries of Mali, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. In particular, they are spoken in the cities of Timbuktu, Djenné, Niamey ...
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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 ...
The Songhai people ( autonym: Ayneha) are an ethnolinguistic group in West Africa who speak the various Songhai languages. Their history and lingua franca is linked to the Songhai Empire which dominated the western Sahel in the 15th and 16th century.
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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Southern Songhay is the more populous branch of the Songhay languages, centered on the Niger River, including Timbuktu and the old capital of Gao. It includes Zarma (Djerma), a major language of Niger .
