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Mutanen Songhai
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{{Infobox ethnic
group|group=Songhai|image=
Mutanen Mandé, Mutanen Soninke, Fulani (a Nijar da Mali),
Hausawa, Mutanen Toubou, Kanuri (a Najeriya da Nijar).}}
Mutanen Songhai (har ila yau Ayneha, Songhay ko Sonrai ) ƙabila ce a Afirka ta Yamma waɗanda ke magana da yare daban-daban na Songhai. Tarihinsu da yarensu yana da alaƙa da Daular Songhai wacce ta mamaye yammacin Sahel a ƙarni na 15 da 16. Galibin al'umar Musulmi ne, ana samun Songhai a duk faɗin Nijar da Mali a yankin sudan na yamma (ba ƙasar ba). Sunan Songhai a tarihance ba kabilanci ko yare ne ba, amma suna ne ga masu mulkin Songhay Empire wadanda sune Songhai wadanda aka fi samunsu a yanzu-Niger . Koyaya, madaidaiciyar kalmar da ake amfani da ita don ishara zuwa wannan rukunin mutanen ta hanyar asalin 'yan ƙasar shine " Ayneha ". Duk da kuma cewa wasu masu Magana a Mali suma sun dauki sunan Songhay a matsayin [1] sauran kungiyoyin masu magana da Songhay suna bayyana kansu da wasu kalmomin kabilanci kamar Zarma (ko Djerma, babbar rukuni mafi girma) ko Isawaghen . Yaren Koyraboro Senni da ake magana da shi a Gao ba shi da ma'ana ga masu magana da yaren Zarma na Nijar, a cewar akalla rahoto ɗaya. Harsunan Songhay galibi ana ɗaukar su Nilo-Saharan amma wannan rabe-raben har yanzu yana da rikici: Dimmendaal a shekarar (2008) ya yi imanin cewa a yanzu ya fi kyau a ɗauke shi dangin mai yare mai zaman kansa. [2].