Yaren Koyra Chiini

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Koyra Chiini ([kojra tʃiːni], a alamance "harshe na mutane"), ko Yammacin Songhay, memba ne na yarukan Songhay da ake magana a Mali da kusan mutane 200,000 (a cikin 1999) tare da Kogin Neja a Timbuktu da kuma kogin sama daga gare shi a garuruwan Diré, Tonka, Goundam da Niafunké da kuma garin Sahara na Araouane zuwa arewa. A cikin wannan yanki, Koyra Chiini shine mafi yawan harshe da harshen magana, kodayake ana samun 'yan tsiraru da ke magana da Hassaniya Larabci, Tamasheq da Fulfulde. Djenné Chiini [dʒɛnɛː tʃiːni], yaren da ake magana a Djenné, yana da fahimtar juna, amma yana da bambance-bambance masu ban sha'awa, musamman karin wasula biyu ( da ) da bambance'o'in da suka shafi mayar da hankali.

Gabashin Timbuktu, Koyra Chiini ya ba da hanya ba zato ba tsammani ga wani yaren Songhay, Koyraboro Senni .

Ba kamar yawancin harsunan Songhai ba, Koyra Chiini ba shi da sautuna sauti kuma yana da tsari na kalma-kalma-abu maimakon batun-abu-kalma.  canz asalin Songhay z zuwa j.

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 Manazarta 

 ed. [Hasiya] Rubutun a cikin Koyra Chiini Songhay na Timbuktu, Mali . Ruediger Koeppe.   ISBN 3-89645-260-6. 
 Jeffrey Heath, Dictionnaire Songhay-Ingilishi-Faransais: Tome 1 - Koyra Chiini, ko "songhay na Timbuktu", Tome 2 - Djenné Chiini, yo "songhai na Djenné". Harmattan: Paris 1998.   ISBN 2-7384-6726-1. 
Category:Harsunan Mali