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Nilotic

ni·lo·tic

UK/naɪˈlɒtɪk/ US/naɪˈlɑtɪk/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it

2.

of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages

  • “Nilotic syntax”

noun

1.

a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group

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From Latin Nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”). Analyzable as Nile + -otic.

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