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Korandje is by far the most northerly of the Songhay languages. It is spoken around the oasis of Tabelbala by about 3000 people;
its name literally means village's language. While retaining a basically Songhay structure, it is extremely heavily influenced
by Berber and Arabic; about 20% of the 100-word Swadesh list of basic vocabulary consists of loans from Arabic or Berber,
and the proportion of the lexicon as a whole is considerably higher. The only published studies of Korandje based on first-hand
data are Cancel (1908), a 45-page article by a French lieutenant covering basic grammar and vocabulary and a couple of sample
texts; Champault (1969), an anthropological study containing some incidental linguistically relevant materials such as sentences
and rhymes; Tilmatine (1991, 1996), an article (published in German, then reworked in French) revisiting Cancel and Champault
and adding about a page of new data recorded by the author; and Souag (2010a, 2010b), the former arguing the case for Western
Berber loans in the lexicon, the latter studying the effect of contact with Berber and Arabic on its grammar. |
Names (more)[br] Korandjeg[de] Korandje [en] Korandje language [fr] Korandjé [hr] Korandje jezik |
Language type : Living
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