Songhai

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/sɒŋˈɡaɪ/

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.

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Songhai language
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Songai · alternative Songhay · alternative Songoi · alternative Sonrai

  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.
nounSonghai (plural Songhais or Songhai)

plural Songhais · alternative Songai · alternative Songhay · alternative Songoi · alternative Sonrai

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai in Mali and Niger

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Songhai language
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Nilo-SaharanNilo-Saharan language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Songhai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songhai

MLA

“Songhai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songhai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Songhai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songhai.

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