Songhoyboro Ciine

Songhoyboro Ciine or Songhay Ciiné ([soŋojborotʃiːné] or [soŋajtʃiːné]) is an upriver dialect of the southern Songhay dialect of Niger.^[3] It is spoken mostly in the northwestern corner of Niger's Tillaberi region, an area known as Songhay:^[4] from Gorouol, a border town with Mali, down to the towns of Tera, Anzourou, Namari Goungou and Say.

Songhoyboro Ciine
Region	Niger (Songhai)
Ethnicity	Songhay
Native speakers	946,000 (2014)[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Songhay Southern Songhoyboro Ciine
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	kaad1238
Location of Songhay languages[2] Northwest Songhay:   Korandje   Koyra Chiini   Tadaksahak   Tasawaq   Tagdal Eastern Songhay:   Tondi Songway Kiini   Humburi Senni   Koyraboro Senni   Zarma   Songhoyboro Ciine   Dendi

Due to the high mutual intelligibility with the prestige dialect of Zarma in Niamey, it is common for Songhoyboro Ciine speakers to use the words "Zarma" and "Songhay" interchangeably when referring to their language.^[5][6][7][8] Songhoyboro Ciine is not, however, intelligible with Koyraboro Senni Songhai dialect of Gao in Mali.^[9] Some use the Peulh word "kado" (meaning; "stranger")^[10] to address this dialect although many of the dialect speakers consider it pejorative.^[11]