Phylozone · sector 0= AFRICA

01=SONGHAIC

Covers the Songhay+Sahaq set (part of the "Nilo-Saharan" hypothesis; and part of the "Mande+Songhai" hypothesis).

0= AFRICA›01= SONGHAIC

1Sets

1Chains

2Nets

5Outer languages

6Inner languages

6Countries

Comprising 1 set of languages (= 5 outer languages) spoken by communities in West and Northwest Africa, along the Middle Niger valley and on the Saharan fringes.

Where the Register places it

The Register attaches this entry to 6 countries and territories. The map shows them; each one also has its own page listing every Linguasphere entry recorded there.

Countries the Register records for 01= SONGHAIC. Base map: BlankMap-World-Equirectangular, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Burkina Faso Benin Algeria Mali Niger Nigeria

Inside this phylozone

15 entries in the Linguasphere hierarchy sit below this one. Open a row to go one level deeper; codes follow the linguascale, explained in how the linguascale works.

Set1

Chain1

Net2

Outer language5

Inner language6

01-ASONGHAY + SAHAQSet · 1

01-AASONGHAY + SAHAQChain · 2

01-AAASONGHAY + ZARMANet · 3

01-AAA-aSonghay-kineOuter language · 2

01-AAA-absonghay-CInner language

01-AAA-acsonghai-EInner language

01-AAA-bDendi + ZarmaOuter language · 2

01-AAA-badendiInner language

01-AAA-bbzarmaInner language

01-AAA-cTihisit + TagdaltOuter language · 1

01-AAA-catihisit + tagdaltInner language

01-AABSAHAQ + KORANJENet · 2

01-AAB-aSahaqOuter language · 1

01-AAB-aasahaqInner language

01-AAB-bKoranjeOuter language

Classification, code and wording of this entry come from the Linguasphere Register of the World’s Languages and Speech Communities, compiled by the Observatoire linguistique. See sources and attribution.

This entry

Linguascale code	`01=`
Level	Phylozone
Sector	0= AFRICA
Countries	6
Inner languages	6

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