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Niger-congo

adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Belonging to the Niger-Congo language family, or pertaining to its associated peoples. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A major language family of sub-Saharan Africa noted for the use of a noun class system.
Noun
  1. 1
    a family of African language spoken in west Africa wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Coined in the 1950s by Joseph Greenberg, from the name of the two principal rivers in the area this language family is spoken, the Niger River and the Congo River.

Etymology 2

Coined in the 1950s by Joseph Greenberg, from the name of the two principal rivers in the area this language family is spoken, the Niger River and the Congo River.

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