"Nilotic" meaning in English

See Nilotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /naɪˈlɒtɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /naɪˈlɑtɪk/ [General-American], [naɪˈlɑɾɪk] [General-American] Forms: more Nilotic [comparative], most Nilotic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk Etymology: Latin Nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”). Analyzable as Nile + -otic Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Nīlōticus}} Latin Nīlōticus, {{der|en|grc|Νειλώτης|t=on the Nile}} Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”), {{suffix|en|Nile|otic}} Nile + -otic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Nilotic (comparative more Nilotic, superlative most Nilotic)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks. Synonyms (pertaining to the Nile river): Nilean [dated, possibly, rare] Translations (pertaining to the Nile): нилски (nilski) (Bulgarian), nilotisch (German), nilisch [rare] (German), nilotico (Italian), niliaco (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Nilotic-en-adj-JEYf6Cgm Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the Nile river': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the Nile': 100 0
  2. Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.
    Sense id: en-Nilotic-en-adj-5H5g1NRf

Noun

IPA: /naɪˈlɒtɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /naɪˈlɑtɪk/ [General-American], [naɪˈlɑɾɪk] [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk Etymology: Latin Nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”). Analyzable as Nile + -otic Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Nīlōticus}} Latin Nīlōticus, {{der|en|grc|Νειλώτης|t=on the Nile}} Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”), {{suffix|en|Nile|otic}} Nile + -otic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Nilotic (uncountable)
  1. A group of languages spoken in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Language families
    Sense id: en-Nilotic-en-noun-Zyma-Fzq Disambiguation of Language families: 8 8 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -otic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 20 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 6 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -otic: 17 11 72

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