Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

songhai

/sɒŋˈɡaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: song-hai
IPA: /sɒŋˈɡaɪ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of a group of closely related languages or dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as a lingua franca in that region.

name

The Songhai Empire.

noun

Any member of a West African people who speak the Songhai languages.

Inflected Forms

Songai (alternative) Songhay (alternative) Songoi (alternative) Sonrai (alternative) Songhais (plural)

Synonyms

songhai language

Questions

How do you pronounce songhai?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɒŋˈɡaɪ/.
What does songhai mean?: Any of a group of closely related languages or dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as a lingua franca in that region.

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