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Nilotic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /naɪˈlɑtɪk/ (General-American)
  • /naɪˈlɒtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [naɪˈlɑɾɪk] (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.

Forms

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most Nilotic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Nilotic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

Niloticist · Nilote

Synonyms

Nilean (pertaining to the Nile river)

Translations (7)

it niliaco (pertaining to the Nile) · de nilotisch (pertaining to the Nile) · bg нилски (pertaining to the Nile) · pl nilowy (pertaining to the Nile) · de nilisch (pertaining to the Nile) · it nilotico (pertaining to the Nile) · hu nílusi (pertaining to the Nile)

Nilotic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /naɪˈlɑtɪk/ (General-American)
  • /naɪˈlɒtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [naɪˈlɑɾɪk] (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A group of languages spoken in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Deriveds

Eastern Nilotic