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Songhai

Pronunciation: /sɒŋˈgʌɪ/

Definition of Songhai

noun (plural same or Songhais)

  • 1a member of a people of West Africa living mainly in Niger and Mali.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Nilo-Saharan language of the Songhai, with about 2 million speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Songhai or their language.

Origin:

the name in Songhai

Songhai in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Songhai in the US English dictionary
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