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Eastern Karabo |
Kaan |
Kalamse |
Mossi |
Northern Dagara |
Northern Toussian |
Siamou |
Songhai |
Southern Toussian |
Tenbo |
Tuareg |
Turka
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Wara |
Winye |
Zarma
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Songhai
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| Indigenous Group |
Songhai (Also known as: Songhai-Humburi Senni)
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| Location |
Burkina Faso, Oudalan Province, Sahel Region, Niger River
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| Estimated Population |
139,298 (2000,
People Groups) |
| Environment |
Savannah / Desert / Plain / Tropical / Arid
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Trade / Fishing / Gatherer
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Songhay
Classification:
Nilo-Saharan, Songhai, Southern
Alternate Names:
Songay Senni, Songoy, Songay, Songoi, Sonrai, Sonrhai, Songai, Songhai, Central Songai
Dialects:
Marensé (Maransé, Koroboré). Closely related languages: Koyraboro Senni, Kaado, Zarma, Dendi, Tadaksahak |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Songhay, A Language of Burkina Faso
Wikipedia
The Songhai People
The Songhai Region
Livestock development and economic productivity in tsetse-infested Africa
Under the Acacias: Burkina Faso
Africa South Of The Sahara: Countries, Burkina Faso
Art Of Burkina Faso
The Metropolitan Museum: Timeline of Art History, Western and Central Sudan, 1000-1400 AD
BBC News: Country Pofiles, Timeline: Mali
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| NGOs |
Songhai Center
International Service : West Africa, Burkina Faso
United Nations Development Program: PNUD Burkina Faso
Development Workshop (DWF)
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
The Ouagadougou International Arts and Crafts Fair (SIAO)
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