The Songhai dace ( Songhay, Songhoy, Sonrai ) ƙabila ce a cikin arewa maso yammacin kusurwar Tillaberi ta Nijar, yankin da tarihi ya san ƙasar da suna Songhai . Ƙananan rukuni ne na ƙungiyar Songhai mafi fa'ida. Dukda cewa Songhay suna da alaƙa sosai da mutanen Zarma ta yadda wasu Songhai zasu iya magana kansu da yarensu kamar "Zarma", dukansu suna ganin kansu a matsayin mutane biyu daban. Songhai sune zuriya da bangaranci na daular Sonni waɗanda suka koma wannan yankin na Niger a yanzu bayan juyin mulkin shekarar 1493 da na Daular Askia wanda shima daga baya ya koma wannan yankin bayan mamayewar daular Songhai ta Daular Saadi ta Morocco . Dangane da tarihin baka, an san mashahuran Songhai da suna "Songhai" a lokacin mulkin Sonni Ali Ber, sunan ya samo asali ne daga sunansa ya zama sunan ƙabila. Don haka, ba kamar sauran mutanen Songhai da ke amfani da sunaye daban-daban kamar su Zarma, Gaawo da Kurtey ba, wannan rukunin suna kawai da sunan "Songhai" saboda su zuriyar masu mulki ne na daular Songhai wanda masarautar ta samo sunanta daga ita. .