Nilo-Saharan

proper noun

A theoretical major language family spoken mostly along the Nile river and in large parts of the Sahara.

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Nilo-Saharan language
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. human sciencesA theoretical major language family spoken mostly along the Nile river and in large parts of the Sahara.
adjectiveNilo-Saharan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBelonging to the Nilo-Saharan language family, or pertaining to its associated peoples.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania

Similar
Nilo-Saharan language
Broader
natural languagetongue

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Nilo- + Saharan.

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Translations

Dutch Nilo-Saharaans
  • Nilo-SaharaansTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Nilo-Saharan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilo-Saharan

MLA

“Nilo-Saharan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilo-Saharan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nilo-Saharan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nilo-Saharan.

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