Songhay–Berber language contact
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Songhay–Berber language contact refers to the historical and ongoing linguistic interaction and mutual influence between Songhay and Berber languages in the Sahara and Sahel regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Songhay–Berber language contact canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language contact
ⓘ
linguistic contact situation ⓘ sociolinguistic phenomenon ⓘ |
| associatedWithDomain |
nomadic pastoralism
ⓘ
oasis settlements ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| contactType |
bilingualism
ⓘ
language shift ⓘ lexical borrowing ⓘ structural convergence ⓘ |
| hasTemporalProperty |
historically attested
ⓘ
ongoing ⓘ |
| historicalDepth |
medieval period
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade era ⓘ |
| influences |
Berber lexicon
ⓘ
Berber morphosyntax ⓘ Songhay lexicon ⓘ Songhay morphosyntax ⓘ Songhay phonology ⓘ |
| involvesLanguage |
Berber languages
ⓘ
Songhay languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesLanguageFamily |
Afroasiatic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFacilitatedBy |
caravan trade routes
ⓘ
intermarriage ⓘ seasonal migration ⓘ urbanization in Saharan towns ⓘ |
| occursAmongPeople |
Songhay people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuareg NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInCountry |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInRegion |
Sahara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Saharan Sprachbund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhay–Tuareg bilingual communities ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
code-switching practices
ⓘ
loanwords from Berber into Songhay ⓘ loanwords from Songhay into Berber ⓘ mixed speech varieties ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
African linguistics
ⓘ
contact linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.