Associations to the word «Songhai»

Wiktionary

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.
SONGHAI, proper noun. The Songhai Empire.
SONGHAI, noun. Any member of a West African people who speak the Songhai languages.
SONGHAI EMPIRE, proper noun. A Songhai state that dominated the western Sahel in the 15th and 16th century.

Dictionary definition

SONGHAI, noun. A Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai in Mali and Niger.

Wise words

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