Djenné Chiini

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Djenné Chiini is a Songhay language variety spoken primarily in and around the town of Djenné in Mali.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Djenné Chiini canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Northern Songhay language
Songhay language variety
language variety
associatedWith town of Djenné
closelyRelatedTo Humburi Senni
linked to: Hombori Senni

Koyra Chiini
country Mali
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasAlternativeName Djenné Songhay
Jenne Chiini
hasDialect rural Djenné-area varieties
urban Djenné variety
hasDomain local markets
oral tradition
religious life in Djenné
hasLinguisticFeature SOV basic word order
agglutinative morphology
postpositions
tonal language
ISO639Status no separate ISO 639-3 code (grouped under Songhay varieties)
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan
Songhay
locatedNear Niger River
region Djenné area
spokenIn Djenné
Mali
Mopti Region
subclassOf Nilo-Saharan languages
Songhay languages
usedAlongside Arabic
Bambara
French
usedBy Songhay ethnic groups in Djenné
usedFor everyday communication
local trade
writingSystem Arabic script
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Jenne Chiini hasAlternativeName Djenné Chiini
Djenné Songhay hasNeighboringVariety Djenné Chiini