Songhay Languages

**Semantic type:** Language

**Definition:** A group of closely related languages and dialects centered on the middle stretches of the Niger River in the West African countries of Mali, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria. Their relationship to each other and to other language groups is unknown.

**Synonyms:** - Ayneha - SON - Songhai - Songhai - Songhay