Koyra Chiini ([kojra tʃiːni], figuratively "town language"), or Western Songhay, is a member of the Songhay languages spoken in Mali by about 200,000...
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Koyra may refer to: Koyra Chiini language, spoken in Mali Koyra language or Koore language, spoken in Ethiopia Koyra Upazila, in Khulna District, Bangladesh...
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Koyraboro Senni (redirect from Koyra Senni)
the Niger River. East of Timbuktu, Koyra Senni gives way relatively abruptly to the closely related Koyra Chiini. The majority of speakers live in the...
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Timbuktu (category Articles containing Koyra Chiini Songhay-language text)
Timbuktu (/ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː/ TIM-buk-TOO; French: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; Tuareg: ⵜⵏⵀⵗⵜ, romanized: Tin Bukt) is an ancient city in Mali, situated...
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Senni, with 400,000 speakers, is the language of the town of Gao, the seat of the old Songhai Empire. Koyra Chiini is spoken to its west. The much smaller...
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(Djerma), a major language of Niger. The languages are, approximately from upstream to downstream: Koyra Chiini Humburi Senni Tondi Kiini Koyraboro Senni...
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neighbouring languages; example includes differences within the Songhay language (between the non-tonal northernmost dialects of Koyra Chiini in Timbuktu...
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Hamdullahi (category Articles containing Koyra Chiini Songhay-language text)
• French Hamdallaye • Maasina Fulfulde hamdallaay حَمْدَلَّايْ • Koyra Chiini hamdallaay حَمْدَلَّايْ Hamdullahi Location within modern Mali Coordinates:...
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Assane Fabou Kouyate, Garan Kouyaté, Kandia Kouyate, Moussa Koyra Chiini language Languages of Mali Liptako–Gourma Authority list of Architects from Mali...
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Tagdalt) is a mixed Northern Songhay language of central Niger. Ethnologue considers it a "mixed Berber–Songhay language", while other researchers consider...
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romanized: al-Balbaliyyah) is a Northern Songhay language which is by far the most northerly of the Songhay languages. It is spoken around the Algerian oasis of...
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Djinguereber Mosque (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
Mosque (Arabic: مسجد دجينجيربر; French: Mosquée de Djinguereber; from Koyra Chiini jiŋgar-ey beer 'grand mosque'), also known as Djingareyber or Djingarey...
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DNAFLA, 1993 Chtatou, M. (1992). Using Arabic script in writing the languages of the peoples of Muslim africa. Institute of African Studies. [1] Kew...
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زَرْمَ ݘِينٜ / زَرْمَ سَنِّ) is one of the Songhay languages. It is the leading indigenous language of the southwestern lobe of the West African nation...
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Jeffrey Heath (category Linguists of Muskogean languages)
l'Harmattan. Vol. 1: Koyra Chiini, pp. 264. Vol. 2: Djenne Chiini, pp. 202. vol. 3: Koroboro Senni, pp. 344. 1998. Texts in Koyra Chiini, Songhay of Timbuktu...
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Tadaksahak (redirect from Dawsahak language)
spellings, after the Tuareg name for its speakers, Dăwsăhak) is a Songhay language spoken by the pastoralist Idaksahak of the Ménaka Region and Gao Region...
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Dendi is a Songhay language used as a trade language across northern Benin (along the Niger River. It forms a dialect cluster with Zarma and Koyraboro...
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name: Tesăwăq), sometimes also called Ingelshi, is a Northern Songhay language spoken by the Issawaghan or Ingalkoyyu, a community surrounding the town...
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people. The languages spoken there reflect ancient settlement patterns, migrations, and its long history. Ethnologue counts more than 80 languages. Of these...
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Songhaiborai (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
Zarma people poses a challenge, as both are subgroups within the same language family, sharing a very similar dialect and culture. Despite the significant...
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linguistic names. Language portal Constructed language and List of constructed languages Language (for information about language in general) Language observatory...
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Legends of Africa (category Articles containing French-language text)
new lands. Askia the Great made Timbuktu (Archaic English: Timbuctoo; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; French: Tombouctou) one of the most famous centers of commerce...
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Songhoyboro Ciine (redirect from Kaado language)
the words "Zarma" and "Songhay" interchangeably when referring to their language. Songhoyboro Ciine is not, however, intelligible with Koyraboro Senni Songhai...
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Azawad (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
"Languages of Mali". Ethnologue.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012. Heath, Jeffrey (1999). A Grammar of Koyra Chiini:...
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Tondi Songway Kiini (redirect from Tondi Songway Kiini language)
tond1249 ELP Tondi Songway Kiini Location of Songhay languages Northwest Songhay: Korandje Koyra Chiini Tadaksahak Tasawaq Tagdal Eastern Songhay:...
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History of Timbuktu (category CS1 Dutch-language sources (nl))
Mifflin, ISBN 978-0-395-25224-6. Heath, Jeffrey (1999), A Grammar of Koyra Chiini: the Songhay of Timbuktu, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 9783110162851...
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This is a list of ISO 639-3 language codes starting with K. Index | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u |...
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