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Songhai

/sɒŋˈɡaɪ/

Songhai proper noun: any of a group of closely related languages or dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as a lingua franca in that region.

Proper noun

Songhai

  1. Any of a group of closely related languages or dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as a lingua franca in that region.
  2. The Songhai Empire.

Noun

Songhai (plural Songhais or Songhai)

  1. Any member of a West African people who speak the Songhai languages.

Forms of Songhai

Proper noun
alternative formSongai
alternative formSonghay
alternative formSongoi
alternative formSonrai
Noun
pluralSonghais
pluralSonghai

Phrases with Songhai

Questions about Songhai

What does Songhai mean?
Songhai means any of a group of closely related languages or dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as a lingua franca in that region.
What part of speech is Songhai?
Songhai can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Songhai?
Songhai is pronounced /sɒŋˈɡaɪ/.

Words near Songhai in the dictionary

  1. songflight
  2. songflights
  3. songful
  4. songfully
  5. songfulness
  6. Songhai
  7. Songhai Empire
  8. Songhais
  9. Songhay
  10. Songhays
  11. Songhua

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