Dendi language

Dendi language
Dendi
Dandawa
Spoken in northern Benin
Native speakers 32,000  (1995)
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ddn

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.


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