The Songhaiborai (also Songhai, Songhay, Sonrhaï) are a distinct subgroup within the larger Songhai ethnolinguistic family. Residing predominantly in Niger's...

Songhai may refer to: Songhai people, an ethnic group of western Africa Songhaiborai, a subgroup of the Songhai people Safiya Songhai (born 1984), American...

but referred to the ruling caste of the Songhay Empire known as the Songhaiborai. However, the correct term used to refer to this group of people collectively...

considered by outsiders to be of the same ethnicity as the neighboring Songhaiborai, although the two groups claim differences, having different histories...

dynasty Mali Empire Dendi Kingdom Songhai languages Songhai country Songhaiborai Bethwell A. Ogot, Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century...

northwestern corner of Niger's Tillabéri Region populated mainly by the Songhaiborai. It is considered the heartland of the Songhai people and the sanctuary...

name Maïga is sometimes used interchangeably to refer to the general Songhaiborai identity, rather than just as a title denoting nobility. In this context...