Region northern Benin ISO 639-3 ddn | Native speakers 32,000 (1995) Glottolog dend1243 | |
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Language family Nilo-Saharan?
Songhay
Southern
Dendi | ||
Dendi is a Songhay language used as a trade language across northern Benin (along the Niger River; Donga and Alibori provinces, e.g. Djougou, Kandi). It forms a dialect cluster with Zarma and Songhai proper, but is heavily influenced by Bariba.
Zendi has been described as a four-tone language.
References
Dendi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA