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Definition of Songhai in English: SonghainounPlural Songhais sɒŋˈɡʌɪsäNGˈɡī 1A member of a people of West Africa living mainly in Niger and Mali. （主要生活在西非尼日尔和马里的）桑海人 Example sentencesExamples - The Gambia was once part of the Empire of Ghana and the Kingdom of the Songhais.
- The second principal social problem involves political instability in the Republic of Niger, home to many of the Songhay.
- The lands now comprising Senegal once were part of three empires: Ghana, Mali (which brought Islam to the area), and the Songhai.
- There are also references to the Soce of Senegal, JoIa of Gambia, Songhay and Moors of Mali, and the Kru of Liberia.
- Hausa tribesmen rubbed shoulders with Fulani pastoralists and Songhay from the west.
2mass noun The Nilo-Saharan language of the Songhai, with about 2 million speakers. 桑海语（约有200万人使用） Example sentencesExamples - Other national languages promoted by the DNAFLA include Fulfuldé, Songhai, Senufo, Dogon, Soninké, and Tamasheq.
- A short, thin man wearing glasses approached us and said ‘Hello’ in Hausa and in Songhay, the two major languages of Niger.
- Many of the Tuareg also speak Songhay, Hausa, and French, and read Arabic.
- Other major languages include Zarma, Songhay, Fulfulde, and Tamasheq.
adjective sɒŋˈɡʌɪsäNGˈɡī Relating to the Songhai or their language. （与）桑海人（有关）的；（与）桑海语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples - In this film he presents a documentary of social life in Wanzerbe, the famed village of Songhay sorcerers.
- Since farming is seasonal, many Songhay men have developed secondary occupations: trading, transport, or tailoring.
- Two contrasting modes and metaphorisations of taste occur in a Songhay village, and in eighteenth century England.
- To promote literacy among rural adults, alphabets have been created for the Malinke, Bamana, Fulfulde, Songhai, and Tuareg languages.
- However, it has an intriguing and glorious past - embracing the ancient Malian and Songhay empires as well as Timbuktu and the Tuaregs.
Definition of Songhai in US English: SonghainounsäNGˈɡī 1A member of a people living mainly in Niger and Mali. （主要生活在西非尼日尔和马里的）桑海人 Example sentencesExamples - The second principal social problem involves political instability in the Republic of Niger, home to many of the Songhay.
- The Gambia was once part of the Empire of Ghana and the Kingdom of the Songhais.
- The lands now comprising Senegal once were part of three empires: Ghana, Mali (which brought Islam to the area), and the Songhai.
- There are also references to the Soce of Senegal, JoIa of Gambia, Songhay and Moors of Mali, and the Kru of Liberia.
- Hausa tribesmen rubbed shoulders with Fulani pastoralists and Songhay from the west.
2The Nilo-Saharan language of the Songhai. Example sentencesExamples - Other major languages include Zarma, Songhay, Fulfulde, and Tamasheq.
- A short, thin man wearing glasses approached us and said ‘Hello’ in Hausa and in Songhay, the two major languages of Niger.
- Other national languages promoted by the DNAFLA include Fulfuldé, Songhai, Senufo, Dogon, Soninké, and Tamasheq.
- Many of the Tuareg also speak Songhay, Hausa, and French, and read Arabic.
adjectivesäNGˈɡī Relating to the Songhai or their language. （与）桑海人（有关）的；（与）桑海语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples - In this film he presents a documentary of social life in Wanzerbe, the famed village of Songhay sorcerers.
- However, it has an intriguing and glorious past - embracing the ancient Malian and Songhay empires as well as Timbuktu and the Tuaregs.
- Two contrasting modes and metaphorisations of taste occur in a Songhay village, and in eighteenth century England.
- To promote literacy among rural adults, alphabets have been created for the Malinke, Bamana, Fulfulde, Songhai, and Tuareg languages.
- Since farming is seasonal, many Songhay men have developed secondary occupations: trading, transport, or tailoring.
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