Kordofanian

[kawr-duh-fan-ee-uh n]

noun

a subfamily of Niger-Kordofanian that comprises about 30 languages spoken in southern Kordofan.

Origin of Kordofanian

Kordofan + -ian

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British Dictionary definitions for kordofanian

Kordofanian

noun

a group of languages spoken in the Kordofan and Nuba Hills of the S Sudan: classed as an independent family, probably distantly related to Niger-Congo

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

of or relating to Kordofan

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