Nilotic

/naɪˈlɑdɪk/
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Other forms: Nilotics

Definitions of Nilotic
  1. adjective
    of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it
  2. adjective
    of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages
    “Nilotic syntax”
  3. noun
    a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group
    synonyms: Nilotic language
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    types:
    Dinka
    a Nilotic language
    Luo
    a Nilotic language
    Masai
    a Nilotic language
    type of:
    Chari-Nile
    a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania
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