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Songhai.

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.

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.