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Group of languages of West Africa
The Songhay, Songhai or Ayneha languages ([sõʁaj], [soŋaj] or [soŋoj]) are a group of closely related languages/dialects centred on the middle stretches
Songhay_languages
Maninke, Minyanka, Senufo, Songhay languages, Soninke and Tamasheq are official languages. French is the working language. In 2024, the Francophone population
Languages_of_Mali
Ethno-linguistic group of West Africa
the Zarma dialect of Niger, according to at least one report. The Songhay languages are commonly taken to be Nilo-Saharan but this classification remains
Songhai_people
Small language family in the East Sahara desert
(Tarjumo) Tebu Daza Teda Roger Blench argues that the Saharan and Songhay languages form a Songhay-Saharan branch with each other within the wider Nilo-Saharan
Saharan_languages
Language family
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
Southern_Songhay_languages
Language family
Northern Songhay is the smaller of the two branches of the Songhay languages. It is a group of heavily Berber-influenced dialects spoken in scattered
Northern_Songhay_languages
Congo, with the Songhay languages along the middle reaches of the Niger River as a geographic outlier. The inclusion of the Songhay languages is questionable
Languages_of_Africa
Proposed family of Native African languages
[vague] Songhay is markedly divergent, in part due to massive influence from the Mande languages. Also problematic are the Kuliak languages, which are
Nilo-Saharan_languages
Group of closely related Berber languages and dialects
The Tuareg languages (English: /ˈtwɑːrɛɡ/) constitute a group of closely related Berber languages and dialects. They are spoken by the Tuareg Berbers in
Tuareg_languages
reconstructions: Some Proto-Eastern Songhay reconstructions are: Songhay languages – Group of languages of West Africa Nilo-Saharan languages – Proposed family of Native
Proto-Songhay_language
Moroccan-descended ethnic group of Mali
predate the Moroccan invasion and speak the Zarma language, also a member of the Songhay languages. As of 1986, there were some 20,000 self-identified
Arma_people
Empire in West Africa from c. 1464 to 1591
historyfiles.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-23. Abitbol, M. (1992). "The end of the Songhay empire". In Ogot, B. A. (ed.). General History of Africa vol. V: Africa
Songhai_Empire
national languages, namely Arabic, Buduma, Fulfulde, Gourmanchéma, Hausa, Kanuri, Zarma & Songhai, Tamasheq, Tassawaq, Tebu. These ten national languages, their
Languages_of_Niger
Language family of Central Africa
with the Fur languages, Saharan languages, and even Songhay languages, but generally has more lexical matches with Eastern Sudanic languages. Lexical similarity
Maban_languages
Songhay language
Chiini ([kojra tʃiːni], figuratively "town language"), or Western Songhay, is a member of the Songhay languages spoken in Mali by about 200,000 people (in
Koyra_Chiini_language
Songhay language of southwestern Niger
Ajami: زَرْمَ ݘِينٜ / زَرْمَ سَنِّ) is one of the Songhay languages. It is the leading indigenous language of the southwestern lobe of the West African nation
Zarma_language
Songhay language
Northern Songhay language of central Niger. Ethnologue considers it a "mixed Berber–Songhay language", while other researchers consider it Northern Songhay. Nicolaï
Tagdal_language
Songhay language
Senni (Koroboro Senni, Koyra Senni or Gao Senni) is a member of the Songhay languages of Mali and is spoken by some 400,000 people along the Niger River
Koyraboro_Senni
Letter of the Latin alphabet
Ganda Manding languages Nuer Shona language† Songhay languages Wolof Zarma American languages Inupiat Lakota O'odham Austroasiatic languages Tonga Australian
Eng_(letter)
Songhay language of Algeria
romanized: al-Balbaliyyah) is a Northern Songhay language which is by far the most northerly of the Songhay languages. It is spoken around the Algerian oasis
Korandje_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Songhai, a geographic area in Niger Songhai or Songhay languages, a group of closely related languages Songhai (album), a 1988 fusion flamenco album by
Songhai
Western Berber language of Niger
Tuareg, and some early sources even confused it with the Northern Songhay languages. The first published linguistic material on Tetserret was Drouin (1984)
Tetserret_language
Yoruba, the official languages is French) Bomu: Mali (a national language along with Bambara, Bozo, Dogon, Fula, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara, Tamasheq
List_of_official_languages
City in Tombouctou Region, Mali
hollow or cavity in the sand-hills. Tùmbutu means hole or womb in the Songhay language: if it were a Temáshight (Tamashek) word, it would be written Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Ethnic group of Niger
Harrassowitz. p. 735. Michael J. Rueck; Niels Christiansen. Northern Songhay languages in Mali and Niger, a sociolinguistic survey. Summer Institute of Linguistics
Ingalkoyyu_people
Songhay language
(Tuareg name: Tesăwăq), sometimes also called Ingelshi, is a Northern Songhay language spoken by the Issawaghan or Ingalkoyyu, a community surrounding the
Tasawaq_language
Songhai subgroup
The Songhaiborai (also Songhai, Songhay, Sonrhaï) are a distinct subgroup within the larger Songhai ethnolinguistic family, residing predominantly in
Songhaiborai
Songhay language
Songhoyboro Ciine or Songhay Ciiné ([soŋojborotʃiːné] or [soŋajtʃiːné]) is an upriver dialect of the southern Songhay dialect of Niger. It is spoken mostly
Songhoyboro_Ciine
Songhay language
encode Arabic-script letters for African languages (PDF). Heath, Jeffrey, (2015) Dictionary Humburi Senni (Songhay of Hombori, Mali) - English - French.
Humburi_Senni_language
Branch of the Afroasiatic languages
The Chadic languages form a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken in parts of the Sahel. They include 196 languages spoken across
Chadic_languages
Chadic language spoken in West Africa
other northern dialects of neighbouring languages; example includes differences within the Songhay language (between the non-tonal northernmost dialects
Hausa_language
List of African ethnic groups
Ethnoreligious group Ethnic groups by country List of languages by number of native speakers List of language families Lists of people by nationality Lists of
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Africa
Songhay language
spellings, after the Tuareg name for its speakers, Dăwsăhak) is a Songhay language spoken by the pastoralist Idaksahak of the Ménaka Region and Gao Region
Tadaksahak
Songhay language of northern Benin
Dendi is a Songhay language used as a trade language across northern Benin (along the Niger River). It forms a dialect cluster with Zarma and Koyraboro
Dendi_language
Topics referred to by the same term
one of the ethnic groups living in Benin and Niger; Dendi language (one of the Songhay languages) is spoken by this people. Dendi (gamer), real name Danil
Dendi
Site of town in Mali
Hamdullahi (Arabic: حمد الله; also Hamdallahi or Hamdallaye. From the Arabic: Praise to God) is a town in the Mopti Region of Mali. In the 19th century
Hamdullahi
Songhay language
Songway Kiini Location of Songhay languages Northwest Songhay: Korandje Koyra Chiini Tadaksahak Tasawaq Tagdal Eastern Songhay: Tondi Songway Kiini
Tondi_Songway_Kiini
French linguist
specializing in the Songhay languages, professor at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. He is also founder and co-editor of the Journal of Language Contact.
Robert_Nicolaï
Writing system
missionaries and colonial administrators West Africa Zarma language of the Songhay family. It is the language of the southwestern lobe of the West African nation
Arabic_script
Ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa
the Tuareg Ikelan known as Bouzou (Buzu) or Bella in the Hausa and Songhay languages respectively. The Fulani rulers and merchants were, like many other
Fula_people
Large language family of Sub-Saharan Africa
family of African languages spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages (which share a characteristic
Niger–Congo_languages
American linguist
endangered languages in West Africa and Indigenous Australia, as well as for his detailed grammatical studies of the Dogon and Songhay language families
Jeffrey_Heath_(linguist)
This is a list of official languages by country and territory. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part
List of official languages by country and territory
List_of_official_languages_by_country_and_territory
Topics referred to by the same term
created in 2015 Socked on the nose in philately, with centered postmark Songhay languages (ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-5 codes: son) Óðrerir and Són, container of
Son_(disambiguation)
16 of the book GRAMMATICAL CONTACT IN THE SAHARA: Arabic, Berber, and Songhay in Tabelbala and Siwa, August 2010, by: Lameen Souag. [1] "Eastern". Ethnologue
Languages_of_Egypt
Topics referred to by the same term
administrative center is Gao Gao language, spoken in the Solomon Islands Gao dialect of the Koyraboro Senni Songhay language spoken in Mali Gao-Yang Yue,
Gao_(disambiguation)
Geographical region of Niger
d'état of 1493 creating a secret society of magicians, the Sohance. The Songhay Empire grew out of a polity that was formed in this region of present-day
The_Songhai
Berber language of Algeria
Rif-Berber in the far northern Morocco. There is inconclusive evidence for Songhay influence on Gurara. The local tradition of ahellil poetry and music in
Gurara_language
Family of languages used along the Sudan–Ethiopia border
The Koman languages are a small, close-knit family of languages located along the Ethiopia–Sudan border with about 50,000 speakers. They are conventionally
Koman_languages
Ethnic group in West Africa
languages, a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. Because of the common language and culture, they are sometimes referred to as "Zarma Songhay"
Zarma_people
Dené–Yeniseian languages are a recent proposal which has been generally well received, whereas reconstructions of the Proto-World language are often viewed
List of proposed language families
List_of_proposed_language_families
Ethnic group in West Africa
Songhai Empire as the Dendi province or Dendiganda. Derived from the Songhay language, the term "Dendi" translates to "down the river." The community consists
Dendi_people
Small language family of East Africa
The Nilotic languages are languages spoken across wide areas between Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda
Nilotic_languages
The language families of Africa Map of the Austronesian languages Map of major Dravidian languages Distribution of the Indo-European language family
List_of_language_families
Old language with established literature or use
"classical languages" refer to Greek and Latin, which were the literary languages of the Mediterranean world in classical antiquity. Greek was the language of
Classical_language
State of Sudan
languages Ganza language Koman languages Komo language Gule language Uduk language Other languages Fulfulde language Songhay language "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived
Blue_Nile_State
predated the Tuareg in the region, and even the Songhay Empire, from which they took their language. They are still sometimes referred to as a tewsit
Idaksahak_people
2012. The Korandje language of the Saharan oasis of Tabelbala is a heavily Berber-influenced variety of Songhay. A Nilo-Saharan language, it is more widely
Languages_of_Algeria
Berber ethnic group in Niger, Mali, and Algeria
Niger and parts of Mali and Algeria. They speak Tagdal, a mixed Tuareg–Songhay language. The Igdalen are closely related to Idaksahak people of eastern Mali
Igdalen_people
Tuareg Berber language of Niger
for writing of languages such as Songhay, Fula, and Hausa. Latin has been used for writing of Air Tamajeqand other Tuareg languages a lot more recently
Air_Tamajeq_language
Type of grammatical voice
and the Songhay language Koyraboro Senni, both of which rely on dedicated antipassive markers that are rare in the more typical type of language with an
Antipassive_voice
Commune and village in Tagant, Mauritania
1017/S0021853700023069. Michael J Rueck; Niels Christiansen. Northern Songhay languages in Mali and Niger, a sociolinguistic survey. Summer Institute of Linguistics
Tichit
Language family of the Ethiopia–Sudan border region
proposed it in 1963, but that such evidence has not been forthcoming for Songhay, Koman, and Bʼaga/Gumuz: "very few of the more widespread nominal and verbal
Bʼaga_languages
Sudanese linguist
research focuses on language contact and description of language practice among Sudanese of West African origins (Fulani, Hausa, Songhay, Kanuri). Al-Amin
Al-Amin_Abu-Manga
Language family spoken in Egypt and Sudan
Mountains, the term "Nubian languages" should not be confused with the term "Nuba languages", the latter referring to all of the languages spoken in the Nuba Mountains
Nubian_languages
Overview of and topical guide to Niger
hip hop Languages of Niger Tuareg languages Songhay languages Hausa language Fula language Kanuri language Hassānīya Tayart Tamajeq Zarma language People
Outline_of_Niger
US black nationalist organization and movement
Philadelphia: House of Songhay, 1982. Taifa, Nkechi; Lumumba, Chokwe (1993) [1983, 1987]. Reparations Yes (3rd ed.). Baton Rouge: House of Songhay. Obadele, Imari
Republic_of_New_Afrika
(natural languages in current use); Historical (distinct from their modern form); Extinct in recent times; Constructed. for individual languages, and Genetic;
List_of_ISO_639-2_codes
Languages in Ethiopia and Sudan
The Berta languages, or Funj, traditionally considered dialects of a single language, are Gebeto (Berta proper), Fadashi, and Undu. They are either a small
Berta_languages
Ethnic group in West Africa
moved to greater Songhay protection, adopted the Songhay language, and perhaps intensified the commercial contacts between Songhay and Hausa. In their
Wangara_people
instruments in its music. The word Sogha means “beauty” in the Zarma-Songhay language. The group is composed of ten members, five instrumentalists, three
Sogha
represented by the Dɛndi people, descending from the Songhai Empire. The Songhay language Dɛndi predominates along the Niger River in the far north, and is used
Demographics_of_Benin
Latin letter Z with caron
alphabet, where it represents [d͡z]. It is the 27th and last letter of the Songhay alphabet. It is used in Persian romanization, equivalent to ژ. It is used
Ž
Berber ethnic group of the Sahara desert
traditionally speak the Tuareg languages, also known as Tamasheq, Tamajeq or Tamahaq, depending on the dialect. These languages belong to the Berber branch
Tuareg_people
Forms of social stratification found in various African ethnic groups
of the Tuareg Ikelan known as Bouzou (Buzu)/Bella in the Hausa and Songhay languages respectively. The Fulani castes are endogamous in nature, meaning
Caste_systems_in_Africa
Mande language spoken in West Africa
The Bozo often speak one or more regional languages such as Bambara, Fula, or Western Songhay. The language is tonal, with three lexical tones. The Bozo
Bozo_language
Small language family of Sudan and Chad
The Fur, Furan or For[citation needed] languages constitute a small, closely related family, which is a proposed member of the Nilo-Saharan family. Its
Fur_languages
Group of Eastern Sudanic languages
they are spoken in Wadai. The Daju languages belong to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan. The Daju languages are sub-classified as follows, following
Daju_languages
constructed language Somali – اللغة الصومالية, Af-Soomaali Official language in: Somalia Recognised Minority Language in: Djibouti and Ethiopia Songhay – Songhai
List_of_language_names
Language that arises amongst a bilingual group
of many languages acquire a common language, a mixed language typically arises in a population that is fluent in both of the source languages. Because
Mixed_language
Commune and town in Tombouctou Region, Mali
administrative center of the Diré Cercle. There are several languages spoken, but the main language is Songhay. The population is predominantly Muslim. Situated
Diré
Latin letter S with caron
Classical Malay (until end of 19th century) and some African languages such as Northern Sotho and Songhay. It is used in the Persian Latin (Rumi) alphabet, equivalent
Š
Sub-family of the Eastern Sudanic languages
The Surmic languages are a branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family. Today, the various peoples who speak Surmic languages make their living in a
Surmic_languages
Mande language formerly spoken in West Africa
Paris: Larose. p. 120. Nicolaï, Robert (1977). "Sur l'appartenance du songhay" (PDF). Annales de la faculté des lettres et sciences humaines de Nice
Azer_dialect
West African variety of one-stringed fiddles
gonje, (Mamprusi, Dagomba), njarka/nzarka (Songhay), n'ko (Bambara, Mandinka and other Mande languages), riti (Fula, Serer), and nyanyeru or nyanyero
Goje
Nilo-Saharan language family of Central Africa
and Congo (DRC). They include the pygmy languages Efé and Asoa. Half a dozen groups of Central Sudanic languages are generally accepted as valid. They are
Central_Sudanic_languages
Hausa kingdom
the Songhay. Kebbi became a major power in the region. Kanta further resisted Songhay attacks and occupied Agadez, capturing the region from Songhay. He
Kingdom_of_Kebbi
Pair of Eastern Sudanic languages of southern Sudan
The Nyima languages are a pair of languages of Sudan spoken by the Nyimang of the Nuba Mountains. They appear to be most closely related to the Eastern
Nyima_languages
West African ethnic group
peoples, including the Manding, Soninke, Wolof, Serer, Fulani, Tukulor, Songhay, Dogon, Senufo, Minianka, Moors, and Tuareg. Castes appeared among the
Wolof_people
Central Sudanic language group of South Sudan
Kresh is a small language group of South Sudan. It is generally considered to be a branch of the Central Sudanic languages. Boyeldieu (2010) judges that
Kresh_languages
Arabic-derived script used to write non-Arabic languages
in West Africa. The first languages written in the script were likely old Taseelhit or medieval Amazigh, Kanuri, or Songhay. The oldest surviving usage
Ajami_script
Continent
UNESCO. Retrieved 6 October 2024. Abitbol, Michel (1992). "The end of the Songhay empire". General History of Africa: Volume 5. UNESCO Publishing. Akintoye
Africa
Set of varieties of the French Language
creole languages French language in Minnesota French language in Vietnam French language in Cambodia French language in Laos French Polynesia Languages of
African_French
Proposed language family
Sudanic languages are a group of nine families of languages that may constitute a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. Eastern Sudanic languages are
Eastern_Sudanic_languages
Geographic grouping of five language groups spoken in parts of Sudan
Kordofan region of Sudan: Talodi–Heiban languages, Lafofa languages, Rashad languages, Katla languages and Kadu languages. The first four groups are sometimes
Kordofanian_languages
Westernmost region of the African continent
generations by griots are typical of West African culture in Mande, Wolof, Songhay, Serer and, to some extent, Fula areas in the far west. A hereditary caste
West_Africa
Family of African languages
The Taman or Tamaic languages form a putative branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family spoken in Chad and Sudan, though Glottolog notes that "no conclusive
Taman_languages
Landlocked country in West Africa
Niger has ten recognized national languages, namely Arabic, Buduma, Fulfulde, Gourmanchéma, Hausa, Kanuri, Zarma and Songhay, Tamasheq, Tassawaq and Tebu.
Niger
Eastern Berber language of western Egypt
of Language Structures entry Siwa Did you know Siwi is vulnerable? at the Endangered Languages Project A young boy speaking Siwi Endangered Languages Project
Siwi_language
Group of mosques in Timbuktu, Mali
to but it played an essential role as a centre of scholarship under the Songhay state until the invasion from the rulers of Marrakesh in 1591, and even
University_of_Timbuktu
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