säŋˈgī noun
also son·ghoi or son·goi -ˈgȯi ; or son·ghay -ˈgī
( plural songhai or songhais )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Sudanese people living below Timbuktu in the bend of the Niger that are mostly Muslim
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Songhai people used widely as a language of commerce throughout the middle Niger valley
3. : a language family consisting only of Songhai and a few closely related languages or dialects (as perhaps Dyerma)