Koyra Senni language

E602348

The Koyra Senni language is a Songhay language spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, notably around the city of Gao.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Koyra Senni language canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Songhay language
natural language
subject–object–verb language
closelyRelatedTo Koyraboro Senni language
Songhay proper language
linked to: Songhay

Zarma language
glottocode koyr1240
hasAlternativeName Gao Songhay
Korandjé de Gao
Koyra Senni
hasDialect Ansongo dialect of Koyra Senni
Bourem dialect of Koyra Senni
Gao dialect of Koyra Senni
Timbuktu dialect of Koyra Senni
hasLoanwordsFrom Arabic language
French language
Tamasheq language
linked to: Tamasheq
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
nasal consonants
prenasalized stops
tone distinguishes lexical items
influencedBy Arabic language
Fulfulde language
linked to: Fulfulde

Hassaniya Arabic
Tamasheq language
linked to: Tamasheq
isDifferentFrom Koyraboro Senni language
Songhay proper language
linked to: Songhay

Zarma language
ISO639-3 ses
languageFamily Songhay
primaryRegion eastern Mali
region Gao Region
spokenBy Songhay people
linked to: Songhai people

urban populations of Gao
spokenIn Ansongo Cercle
Bourem Cercle
Gao
Mali
Niger River valley
Timbuktu region
linked to: Timbuktu Region
status regional language in Mali
subclassOf Songhay languages
Southern Songhay languages
linked to: Songhay languages
typologicalFeature has aspect-based verbal system
has two grammatical genders
tonal language
uses postpositions
usedAs lingua franca in Gao area
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Humburi Senni language neighboringLanguage Koyra Senni language