Nilo-Hamite

noun

A member of a group of East African pastoralist peoples, including the Maasai, Teso, and Kalenjin, who share linguistic, traditional, and cultural affiliations between Nilotic speakers and surrounding Afroasiatic peoples.

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Meanings

nounNilo-Hamite (plural Nilo-Hamites)

plural Nilo-Hamites · alternative Niloto-Hamite

  1. datedanthropologyA member of a group of East African pastoralist peoples, including the Maasai, Teso, and Kalenjin, who share linguistic, traditional, and cultural affiliations between Nilotic speakers and surrounding Afroasiatic peoples.
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Nilo-Hamite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilo-Hamite

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