nilotic

English Thesaurus

1. a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	chari-nile,
definition	:	a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	dinka,
definition	:	a Nilotic language (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	luo,
definition	:	a Nilotic language (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	masai,
definition	:	a Nilotic language (noun.communication)

derivation	:	nilotic,
definition	:	of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages (adj.pert)

2. of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	nilotic, nilotic language,
definition	:	a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group (noun.communication)

derivation	:	nilotic, nilotic language,
definition	:	a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group (noun.communication)

3. of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	nile, nile river,
definition	:	the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization (noun.object)

derivation	:	nile, nile river,
definition	:	the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization (noun.object)

4. a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group (noun.communication)

derivation	:	nilotic,
definition	:	of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages (adj.pert)

5. of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of languages (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	nilotic, nilotic language,
definition	:	a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group (noun.communication)

derivation	:	nilotic, nilotic language,
definition	:	a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group (noun.communication)

6. of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near it (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	nile, nile river,
definition	:	the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization (noun.object)

derivation	:	nile, nile river,
definition	:	the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization (noun.object)