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Nilo-Saharan
(Nilo-Saharan)
Pronunciation:
/ˌnʌɪləʊsəˈhɑːrən/
adjective
denoting or belonging to a phylum of languages that includes the Nilotic family together with certain other languages of northern and eastern Africa.
noun
[
mass noun
]
the Nilo-Saharan phylum of languages.
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