Kanuri, or Songhay.

The oldest surviving usage of Ajami comes from 13th century tomb inscriptions in modern-day Niger, where Arabic inscriptions often contained individual Songhay words in titles or names, like in the example below where the Songhay word is highlighted.

Hada al-qabr al-wazir Muhammad Ariyaw zammu Kawkaw bin Bubakar "This is the tomb of Muhammad Ariyaw praise-named Kawkaw son of Boubacar."

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