Nilote

[ nahy-loh-tee ]

noun,plural Ni·lo·tes, (especially collectively) Ni·lo·te.
  1. Rare. a member of any of various Indigenous Black peoples from the region surrounding the southern Nile Valley, especially those speaking a Nilotic language.

Origin of Nilote

1
First recorded in 1890–95; Nil(e) + -ot, from Greek -ōtēs personal noun suffix
  • Also Ni·lot [nahy-lot] /ˈnaɪ lɒt/ .

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