Nilotic language

/naɪˌlɑdɪk ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Other forms: Nilotic languages

Definitions of Nilotic language
  1. noun
    a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group
    synonyms: Nilotic
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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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