Nilo-Saharan

[ nahy-loh-suh-har-uhn, -hair-, -hahr- ]

/ ˌnaɪ loʊ səˈhær ən, -ˈhɛər-, -ˈhɑr- /

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noun

a family of African languages, including the Central and Eastern Sudanic groups as well as Kanuri, Songhai, and other languages, spoken from the Sahara southward to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.

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Words nearby Nilo-Saharan

nilgai, Nilgiri Hills, nill, Nilometer, Nilópolis, Nilo-Saharan, Nilote, Nilotic, Nilotic crocodile, nilpotent, nil return

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How to use Nilo-Saharan in a sentence

“One-third of South Asians and more than half of all Sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About one in three girls in sub-Saharan Africa experience sexual violence before turning 18.
To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls|Michele Moloney-Kitts|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This fate is unfortunately not rare for girls, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls|Michele Moloney-Kitts|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A motley crew, to be sure: Islamic states, sub-Saharan Africa, China.
At the United Nations, It’s Human Rights, Putin-Style|Jay Michaelson|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In sub-Saharan Africa, 400,000 to 500,000 people are at risk of contracting malaria.
The Robot That Could Kill Malaria|Eleanor Clift|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Etiam nunc in Britannico Oceano vitiles corio circumsutae fiunt: in Nilo ex papyro, et scirpo, et arundine.
The Evolution of Culture|Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
Its machicolated crests glistened in the brilliant Southern sunlight like an exotic of the Saharan country.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
He looked around in time to see the big drum quivering under a blow from Nilo.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
Nilo gave himself to study of the drum, reminded, doubtless, of similar warlike devices in Kash-Cush.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
He writhed, and into Nilo's ears—pitiless if they had not been dead—poured screams for mercy.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for Nilo-Saharan

Nilo-Saharan

/ (ˌnaɪləʊsəˈhɑːrən) /

noun

a family of languages of Africa, spoken chiefly by Nilotic peoples in a region extending from the Sahara to Kenya and Tanzania, including the Chari-Nile, Saharan, Songhai, and other branches. Classification is complicated by the fact that many languages spoken in this region belong to the unrelated Afro-Asiatic, Kordofanian, and Niger-Congo families

adjective

relating to or belonging to this family of languages

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