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Songhay languages

The Songhay, Songhai or Ayneha languages (, or ) 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, Gao, Tillaberi, Dosso, Parakou, Kandi, Natitingou…

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Early form
Proto-Songhay language
Ethnicity
Songhai
Geographic distribution
Niger River valley (Mali, Niger, Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Nigeria); scattered oases (Niger, Mali, Algeria)
Glottolog
song1307
ISO 639-2 / 5
son
Linguistic classification
Songhay

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Reconstruction of Proto-Songhay

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Songhay languages

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Edges82
Triples47
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024096
Components1

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Songhay languages

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related to Varieties · 25
Songhay languages → Berber, Berber-influenced, Dendi, Djerma, Gao, Koyra Chiini, Koyraboro Senni, Mali, Niamey, Niger, Niger River, Northern, Northern Songhay, Others, Researchers, Sahara, Since, Songhai Empire, Songhay, Songhoyboro Ciine
related to External links · 13
Songhay languages → Culture DjermaMaps, Dictionary Songhai Koyraboro Senni, French, Jeffrey Heath, Mali, NigerNorthern Songhay, Songhai, Songhay, TadaksahakPanAfrican L10n, TadaksahakSome, Wictionaire, WordsRelative Clauses, ZarmaPublications
Subdivisions · 2
Songhay languages → Northern, Southern
Early form · 1
Songhay languages → Proto-Songhay language
Ethnicity · 1
Songhay languages → Songhai
Geographic distribution · 1
Songhay languages → Niger River valley (Mali, Niger, Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Nigeria); scattered oases (Niger, Mali, Algeria)
Glottolog · 1
Songhay languages → song1307
ISO 639-2 / 5 · 1
Songhay languages → son
Linguistic classification · 1
Songhay languages → Songhay
Proto-language · 1
Songhay languages → Proto-Songhay

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songhay languages cf nilo-saharan niger zarma songhai language mali nicolaï de pp timbuktu gao saharan manding robert spoken koyraboro senni

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Songhay languagesEarly formProto-Songhay language1.00infobox
Songhay languagesEthnicitySonghai1.00infobox
Songhay languagesGeographic distributionNiger River valley (Mali, Niger, Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Nigeria); scattered oases (Niger, Mali, Algeria)1.00infobox
Songhay languagesGlottologsong13071.00infobox
Songhay languagesISO 639-2 / 5son1.00infobox
Songhay languagesLinguistic classificationSonghay1.00infobox
Songhay languagesProto-languageProto-Songhay1.00infobox
Songhay languagesSubdivisionsNorthern1.00infobox
Songhay languagesSubdivisionsSouthern1.00infobox
Songhay languagesrelated to External linksWictionaire0.60section
Songhay languagesrelated to External linksDictionary Songhai Koyraboro Senni0.60section
Songhay languagesrelated to External linksFrench0.60section

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