ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Africa · ISO 639-3 khq · Glottocode koyr1240

Koyra Chiini Songhay

For Koyra Chiini Songhay, the board brings together a reference point in Africa, classification as a language of the Songhay family, not endangered status, and the likely script Latin.

Language family
Songhay
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
not endangered
Macroarea
Africa
Source country codes
ML · MR
Reference point
16.192, -3.740

Open research question

Which research describes the relationship between everyday use, language shift, and transmission initiatives for Koyra Chiini Songhay?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.