Nilotic
ɪk adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Nilotic group of languages.
noun
3.
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
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Nilotic (naɪˈlɒtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the Nile |
| 2. | of, relating to, or belonging to a tall Negroid pastoral people inhabiting the S Sudan, parts of Kenya and Uganda, and neighbouring countries |
| 3. | relating to or belonging to the group of languages spoken by the Nilotic peoples |
| —n | |
| 4. | a group of languages of E Africa, including Luo, Dinka, and Masai, now generally regarded as belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek Neilotikós, from Neilos the | |
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