Nilo-saharan

adj, name

Definitions

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Nilo- + Saharan.

Etymology 2

From Nilo- + Saharan.

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