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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Belonging to the Nilo-Saharan language family, or pertaining to its associated peoples. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A theoretical major language family spoken mostly along the Nile river and in large parts of the Sahara.

Synonyms

All synonyms

nilo-saharan language

Etymology

From Nilo- + Saharan.

Related phrases

Nilo-SaharanistProto-Nilo-Saharan

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