SINCE 1828
Songhai
noun
Son·ghai
| \ säŋˈgī\
variants:
or less commonly Songhoi
or Songoi \ -ˈgȯi \
or Songhay \ -ˈgī \
plural Songhai
or Songhais
Definition of Songhai
1a
: a Sudanese people living below Timbuktu in the bend of the Niger that are mostly Muslim
b
: a member of such people
2
: the language of the Songhai people used widely as a language of commerce throughout the middle Niger valley
3
: a language family consisting only of Songhai and a few closely related languages or dialects (such as perhaps Dyerma)
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