Niger-Kordofanian

[ nahy-jer-kawr-duh-fan-ee-uhn ]

/ ˈnaɪ dʒərˌkɔr dəˈfæn i ən /

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noun

a language family comprising Niger-Congo and Kordofanian.

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Words nearby Niger-Kordofanian

In parts of Africa, such as Niger and Chad, more than 90 percent of the population lacks electricity access.
Luci: A Revolutionary Solar-Powered Lantern That Shines a Light on Poverty|Janine di Giovanni|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In 2008 he was behind the kidnapping of two Canadians, one of whom was the former U.N. Niger envoy Robert Fowler.
Hostages Reportedly Dead In Algerian Oil Field Siege|Jamie Dettmer, Eli Lake|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
France has five hostages held by al Qaeda in Niger and two held in Afghanistan probably by the Taliban.
Bin Laden Message to France: Full Court Press on Afghanistan|Bruce Riedel|January 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The former VP is fingered in a massive cash-for-contract scandal in the African country's oil-rich Niger Delta.
Nigeria's Hunt for Dick Cheney|Pratap Chatterjee|December 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST

In their voyage up the river Niger, their description of the scenes is extravagant.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
M. Adanson relates, that the woods of Ponor, along the river Niger, are filled with green monkeys.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Long before the little Niger, indeed, was herself out in the Solent, all the long lines were fully astir.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd
The morning was foggy; but as the mist cleared up, the Lively, and then the Niger, signaled "a strange fleet."
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various
Quamvis ille niger, quamvis tu candidus esses and certainly Vergil's verse was never used to a nobler purpose.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various