Dendi
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Dendi is the name of several African-related subjects:
- Dendi KingdomDendi KingdomThe Dendi Kingdom was a pre-colonial West African state in modern-day Niger founded by the Songhai people after the collapse of their empire Songhai.-The Rise & Fall of Gao:...
- Dendi (woreda)Dendi (woreda)Dendi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Dendi is bordered on the south by the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone, on the west by Ambo, on the north by Jeldu, and on the east by Ejerie...
is a district or woreda in Ethiopia; - Mount DendiMount DendiMount Dendi is a volcano located near the city of Addis Abeba, in Ethiopia.It has a 8 km wide caldera its highest point is Mount Bodi, it has a lake which is called after its same name....
, also in Ethiopia; - Dendi people is one of the ethnic groups living in Benin and Niger;
- Dendi languageDendi languageDendi is a Songhay language used as a trade language across northern Benin . It forms a dialect cluster with Zarma and Songhai proper, but is heavily influenced by Bariba....
(one of the Songhay languagesSonghay languagesThe Songhay, Songhai, or Songai languages are a group of closely related languages/dialects centered on the middle stretches of the Niger River in the west African states of Mali, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria. They have been widely used as a lingua franca in that region ever since the...
) is spoken by this people.
- Dendi language
- Dendi name is a last name shared by some families in South India