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Dendi language

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 Senni but it is heavily influenced by Bariba.

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Ethnicity
Dendi
Glottolog
dend1243
ISO 639-3
ddn
Language family
SonghaySouthernDendi · SouthernDendi · Dendi
Native speakers
(440,000 cited 2000-2021)
Native to
Benin, Niger, Nigeria

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  • Ŋ͡m Voiced labial–velar nasal

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Dendi language

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples11
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Dendi language

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Language family · 3
Dendi language → Dendi, SonghaySouthernDendi, SouthernDendi
Ethnicity · 1
Dendi language → Dendi
Glottolog · 1
Dendi language → dend1243
ISO 639-3 · 1
Dendi language → ddn
Native speakers · 1
Dendi language → (440,000 cited 2000-2021)
Native to · 1
Dendi language → Benin, Niger, Nigeria
Recognised minority language in · 1
Dendi language → Benin
Region · 1
Dendi language → West Africa
Writing system · 1
Dendi language → Latin

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Important terminology

dendi language niger benin also used songhay zarma vowels koyraboro senni writing system nigeria people may heard northern distribution bariba

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dendi languageEthnicityDendi1.00infobox
Dendi languageGlottologdend12431.00infobox
Dendi languageISO 639-3ddn1.00infobox
Dendi languageLanguage familySonghaySouthernDendi1.00infobox
Dendi languageLanguage familySouthernDendi1.00infobox
Dendi languageLanguage familyDendi1.00infobox
Dendi languageNative speakers(440,000 cited 2000-2021)1.00infobox
Dendi languageNative toBenin, Niger, Nigeria1.00infobox
Dendi languageRecognised minority language inBenin1.00infobox
Dendi languageRegionWest Africa1.00infobox
Dendi languageWriting systemLatin1.00infobox

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