adjective
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of or relating to the Nile
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of, relating to, or belonging to a tall Negroid pastoral people inhabiting South Sudan, parts of Kenya and Uganda, and neighbouring countries
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relating to or belonging to the group of languages spoken by the Nilotic peoples
noun
Etymology
Origin of Nilotic
1645–55; < Latin Nīlōticus of the Nile < Greek Neilōtikós. See Nile, -otic
Example Sentences
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These differences reflect the influence of indigenous languages - Nigeria has more than 500 languages which shape its cadence and intonation, while Kenya's Bantu, Nilotic and Cushitic mix give rise to its own accents.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
But this Nilotic tribe, apparently, had some media savvy.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2018
Herein are also described the Bakene, lake dwellers, the Bagesu, a cannibal tribe, the Basoga and the Nilotic tribes the Bateso and Kavirondo.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
Some of the rivers in Manyuema, as the Luia and Machila, are of inky blackness, and make the whole main stream of a very Nilotic hue.
His little shop in the Jamaliyah Quarter is a perfect gem of Nilotic queerness.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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