Nilotic

 
Pronunciation: /nʌɪˈlɒtɪk/

adjective

  • 1relating to the River Nile or to the Nile region of Africa.
  • 2denoting or belonging to a family of languages spoken in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania. The western group includes Luo and Dinka; the eastern group includes Masai and Turkana.

Origin:

via Latin from Greek Neilōtikos, from Neilos 'Nile'