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Koyra Chiini ([kojra tʃiːni],
figuratively "town language"), or
Western Songhay, is a
member of the
Songhay languages spoken in Mali by
about 200,000 people...
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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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language of the town of Gao, the seat of the old
Songhai Empire.
Koyra Chiini is
spoken to its west. The much
smaller Northern Songhay is a
group of heavily...
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Mosque (Arabic: مسجد دجينجيربر; French: Mosquée de Djinguereber; from
Koyra Chiini jiŋgar-ey beer 'grand mosque') in Timbuktu, Mali is a
famous learning center...
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Songhay language (between the non-tonal
northernmost dialects of
Koyra Chiini in
Timbuktu and
Koyraboro Senni in Gao; and the
tonal southern Zarma dialect...
- (1900s)
Languages Songhoyboro Ciine,
Koyraboro Senni,
Humburi Senni,
Tondi Songway Kiini,
Koyra Chiini Religion Islam Related ethnic groups Zarma, Tuareg...
- Niger. The
languages are,
approximately from
upstream to downstream:
Koyra Chiini Humburi Senni Tondi Kiini Koyraboro Senni Songhoyboro Ciine Zarma Dendi...
- The
inhabitants of Djenné
mostly speak a
Songhay variety termed Djenné
Chiini, but the
languages spoken also
reflect the
diversity of the area. The villages...
- 2012.
Retrieved 6
April 2012. Heath,
Jeffrey (1999). A
Grammar of
Koyra Chiini: the
Songhay of Timbuktu. Berlin:
Walter de
Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG. pp. 4–5...
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Koyra Senni gives way
relatively abruptly to the
closely related Koyra Chiini. The
majority of
speakers live in the Gao
Region of Mali. It is also spoken...
