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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Songhay language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ subject–object–verb language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Koyraboro Senni language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhay proper language NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | koyr1240 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gao Songhay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korandjé de Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
nasal consonants ⓘ prenasalized stops ⓘ tone distinguishes lexical items ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic language
ⓘ
Fulfulde language NERFINISHED ⓘ Hassaniya Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamasheq language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
Koyraboro Senni language
ⓘ
Songhay proper language NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | ses ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Songhay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | eastern Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gao Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Songhay people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban populations of Gao ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ansongo Cercle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bourem Cercle NERFINISHED ⓘ Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbuktu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional language in Mali ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Songhay languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Songhay languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
has aspect-based verbal system
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has two grammatical genders ⓘ tonal language ⓘ uses postpositions ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Gao area ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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