1 I could hardly speak Songhai anymore.

2 My Songhai was pitiful, my Mandarin worse.

3 Yes, there were the immediate Sub Saharan nations such as Songhai and Mali.

4 A DNA test showed that he is descended from the Songhai and Tuareg peoples of Niger.

5 Mali was the center of trade, culture, and education for the Ghana, the Mali, and the Songhai empires.