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Examples
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Kingdoms and empires flourished in Songhay and Zymbabwe, and art and industry in Yoruba and Benin.
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
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As the Songhay people of Niger say, it takes a very long time for a person's mind to develop.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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In Songhay people willingly complained to me about American arrogance and ignorance -- two major characteristics of people who can be "played."
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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In Songhay people willingly complained to me about American arrogance and ignorance -- two major characteristics of people who can be "played."
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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When people spoke to me in Songhay, the script changed considerably.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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This observation reinforced my previous impression that diplomats in a remote place like Niger, where I conducted extensive field research among the Songhay people, had little comprehension of local social, cultural or political life.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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This observation reinforced my previous impression that diplomats in a remote place like Niger, where I conducted extensive field research among the Songhay people, had little comprehension of local social, cultural or political life.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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As the Songhay people of Niger say, it takes a very long time for a person's mind to develop.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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None of them, as far as I could tell, spoke Songhay or Hausa, Niger's two major languages.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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None of them, as far as I could tell, spoke Songhay or Hausa, Niger's two major languages.
Paul Stoller: WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge Paul Stoller 2010
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antiquated alternate transliteration for Songhai
January 23, 2020