Tondi Songway Kiini

Tondi Songway Kiini
Native toMali
RegionMopti
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1998)[1]
Nilo-Saharan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3tst
Glottologtond1249
ELPTondi Songway Kiini
Location of Songhay languages[2]

Northwest Songhay:

  Tagdal

Eastern Songhay:

  Tondi Songway Kiini
  Dendi

Tondi Songway Kiini is a variety of Southern Songhai spoken in several villages in the area of Kikara, Mali, about 120 km west of Hombori. Westerners documented the existence of Tondi Songway Kiini in 1998.

References

  1. ^ Tondi Songway Kiini at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ This map is based on classification from Glottolog and data from Ethnologue.
  • Jeffrey Heath, 2005. Tondi Songway Kiini: Reference Grammar and TSK–English–French Dictionary