Alternate Names: Central Songai, Hombori Songhay, Songai, Songay, Songay Senni, Songhai, Songhay, Songhoy, Songoi, Songoy, Sonrai, Sonrhai
Dialects: Maransé dialect is 77% intelligible of Songhay of Falangountou. Lexical similarity: Maransé is 65% with Songhay of Falangoutou, 35% with Songhay of Gao.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 15,000 in Mali (1999 J. Heath). Population total all countries: 25,000.
Language Use: All ages.
Language Development: Bible portions.
Typology: SOV; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mali
Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.