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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 ...
- Nilo-Saharan?Songhay–Saharan?Songhay
Songhai languages, group of closely related languages generally assumed to constitute the primary branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. The Songhai languages are spoken mainly along the Niger River, from Djenné and Timbuktu in Mali eastward as far as Benin, with extensions into adjacent countries. At least six varieties are usually ...
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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.
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 ...
Songhay is a close-knit language family spoken by more than four million people, including some 6% of Malians and 21% of Nigeriens. The best-known hypothesis on its wider genetic affiliation is Greenberg’s ( 1963 ), linking it to Nilo-Saharan, but the comparisons are questionable (Lacroix 1971 ).
They are an African ethnolinguistic society in West Africa that speaks various Songhai languages. Their history and lingua franca is linked to the Songhai Empire, which dominated the western Sahel in the 15th and 16th centuries. Predominantly a Muslim community, the Songhai are found primarily throughout Niger and Mali in the Western Sudanic ...
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.
