songhai

Son·ghai

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [song-gahy]
- /sɒŋˈgaɪ/
- /sˈɒŋhaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [song-gahy]
- /sɒŋˈgaɪ/

Definitions of songhai word

noun plural songhai a member of a group of peoples living along the Niger River in the area of Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and in adjacent areas of Niger and Burkina Faso. 1
noun plural songhai a West African empire dominated by the Songhai that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries. 1
noun plural songhai the Nilo-Saharan language of the Songhai. 1
noun songhai a member of a Nilotic people of W Africa, living chiefly in Mali and Niger in the central Niger valley 0
noun songhai the language or group of dialects spoken by this people, now generally regarded as forming a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family 0

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Parts of speech for Songhai

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songhai popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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