"Songhai" meaning in English

See Songhai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sɒŋˈɡaɪ/
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Songhai-en-name-LReOVSD~ Disambiguation of Languages: 36 37 27
  2. The Songhai Empire. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Categories (place): Historical polities Synonyms: Songai, Songhay, Songoi, Sonrai
    Sense id: en-Songhai-en-name-bexUIS~y Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 24 42 33 Disambiguation of Languages: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Historical polities: 29 49 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 61 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 53 9

Noun

IPA: /sɒŋˈɡaɪ/ Forms: Songhais [plural], Songhai [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Songhai}} Songhai (plural Songhais or Songhai)
  1. Any member of a West African people who speak the Songhai languages. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Songhai-en-noun-D0~NYgwh Disambiguation of Languages: 36 37 27

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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