Nilotic
Meanings
adj
- Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks.
- Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.
noun
- A group of languages spoken in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
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Etymology
From Latin Nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”). Analyzable as Nile + -otic.
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