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桑海

Mandarin · pinyin Sāng hǎi

Songhay people of Mali and the Sahara

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桑: sāng · mulberry tree; surname
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime

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noun · Etymology 1

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Any of a group of closely related languages or dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as a lingua franca in that region.
The Songhai Empire, a medieval West African Empire.

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