Nilote

Also Ni·lot

[nahy-loh-tee]

noun

plural

Nilotes ,

plural

Nilote .

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nilote¹

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