Nilote

American  

[nahy-loh-tee] / naɪˈloʊ ti /

Also Nilot

noun

Nilotes, plural Nilote plural

1. Rare. a member of any of various Indigenous Black peoples from the region surrounding the southern Nile Valley, especially those speaking a Nilotic language.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Nilote
  plural
• Nilotes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Nilote

First recorded in 1890–95; Nil(e) ( def. ) + -ot, from Greek -ōtēs personal noun suffix

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Nilotes

I have already noticed that this is the Egypt. form and the Nilotes often turn the 'Ayn into an H, e.g.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir