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Kordofanian

[kawr-duh-fan-ee-uh n]
noun
  1. a subfamily of Niger-Kordofanian that comprises about 30 languages spoken in southern Kordofan.
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Origin of Kordofanian

Kordofan + -ian
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Kordofanian

noun
  1. 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
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adjective
  1. denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
  2. of or relating to Kordofan
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