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| Song·hai [ sòng g, sòng h ] (plural Song·hai or Song·hais) or Song·hay [ sòng g, sòng h ] (plural Song·hay or Song·hays) |
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1. member of W African people: a member of a people living in West Africa, mainly in Mali and Niger. The Songhai established a powerful empire in this area during the 7th century ad, and they remained the dominant ethnic group until the 16th century.
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2. language of Songhai: the Nilo-Saharan language of the Songhai. Native speakers: 2 million.
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 Song·hai adjective |
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