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Songhay is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Songhay in a sentence

Songhay meaning

Alternative form of Songhai.

Using Songhay

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Songhai.
  • In the example corpus, songhay often appears in combinations such as: and songhay.

Context around Songhay

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

invaded 1×

Often after:

particularly 1× army 1× animist 1×

Sentence patterns with Songhay

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the songhay army regrouped 1× boudouma and songhay animist communities 1× centralization made songhay very stable 1× ghana and songhay particularly during 1× he invaded songhay in 1591 1× similarities with songhay rather than 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

askiya nuhu and 1× centralization made songhay 1× he invaded songhay 1× proposals have sometimes 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a whole 1× during dynastic disputes 1× east to tunis 1× in the southwest 1× resupply from morocco 1× to 16th centuries 1×

Words around Songhay

Just before it in the word index:

songhai 22 songful 3 songfest 6 songes 5 songer 4 songdo 3

Just after it in the word index:

songkhla 11 songkran 17 songland 4 songlike 4 songlines 3 songman 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Songhay

  • In this selection, "songhay" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, invaded, particularly, army and animist stand out and add context to how "songhay" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the songhay army regrouped and boudouma and songhay animist communities. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "songhay" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with songhay

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Centralization made Songhay very stable, even during dynastic disputes. (9 words)

There are also some tiny Boudouma and Songhay animist communities in the southwest. (13 words)

He invaded Songhay in 1591, to control the gold trade, which had been diverted to the western coast of Africa for European ships and to the east, to Tunis. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

It was the source of pride among African-Caribbean communities worldwide, as it was a great intellectual institution dating back to civilisations in Mali, Ghana and Songhay — particularly during the 12th to 16th centuries. (34 words)

Askiya Nuhu and the Songhay army regrouped at Dendi in the heart of Songhai territory where a spirited guerrilla resistance sapped the resources of the Moroccans, who were dependent upon constant resupply from Morocco. (34 words)

Proposals have sometimes been made to add Mande (usually included in Niger–Congo ), largely due to its many noteworthy similarities with Songhay rather than with Nilo-Saharan as a whole. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

It was the source of pride among African-Caribbean communities worldwide, as it was a great intellectual institution dating back to civilisations in Mali, Ghana and Songhay — particularly during the 12th to 16th centuries.

Askiya Nuhu and the Songhay army regrouped at Dendi in the heart of Songhai territory where a spirited guerrilla resistance sapped the resources of the Moroccans, who were dependent upon constant resupply from Morocco.

Centralization made Songhay very stable, even during dynastic disputes.

He invaded Songhay in 1591, to control the gold trade, which had been diverted to the western coast of Africa for European ships and to the east, to Tunis.

Proposals have sometimes been made to add Mande (usually included in Niger–Congo ), largely due to its many noteworthy similarities with Songhay rather than with Nilo-Saharan as a whole.

There are also some tiny Boudouma and Songhay animist communities in the southwest.

Common combinations with songhay

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "songhay" in a sentence?
An example: "It was the source of pride among African-Caribbean communities worldwide, as it was a great intellectual institution dating back to civilisations in Mali, Ghana and Songhay — particularly during the 12th to 16th centuries." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "songhay" from authentic English texts.
What does "songhay" mean?
Songhay means: Alternative form of Songhai.
How many example sentences with "songhay" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "songhay", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.