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
He goes so far as to pronounce the latter to be Cretan importations, their fabric and forms being unlike anything Nilotic.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Scattered to the winds before the British bayonet charges, the seeds of unrest slowly germinated beneath the fertile Nilotic soil.
From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop
Their dialect is closely allied to those of the Alur, Lango and ja-Luo tribes, all four being practically pure Nilotic.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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