Kaado language
E174997
The Kaado language is a regional variety within the Songhay language family spoken by communities in parts of West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaado language canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Songhay language variety
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Songhay languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Songhay dialect continuum
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Kaado Songhay
ⓘ
Kaado dialect ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Songhay ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
SOV basic word order (typical of Songhay)
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology (typical of Songhay) ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isA |
regional language variety
ⓘ
regional variety of Songhay ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Songhay languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Songhay
|
| linguisticClassification |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Nilo-Saharan (proposed)
|
| partOf |
Songhay languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Songhay language family
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Koyra Chiini language
ⓘ
Koyraboro Senni language ⓘ Songhay languages ⓘ
surface form:
Songhay proper
Zarma language ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
West Africa
ⓘ
parts of West Africa ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Songhay languages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kaado-speaking communities
ⓘ
communities in parts of West Africa ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.