Nilotic

(nī lätik)

adjective

  1. of the Nile or the Nile Valley
  2. of the peoples living in the valley of the White Nile, including the Dinkas

Origin: L Niloticus < Gr Neilōtikos < Neilos, the Nile

noun

a group of Chari-Nile languages spoken in the upper Nile Valley

See Nilotic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to the Nile or the Nile Valley.
  2. Of or relating to the peoples who speak Nilotic languages.
noun
A large group of Nilo-Saharan languages, spoken in southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and northern Tanzania and including Masai.

Origin:

Origin: Latin Nīlōticus

Origin: , from Nīlōtis

Origin: , from Greek Neilōtis

Origin: , from Neilos, Nile

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