Nilo-Saharan: Meaning and Definition of

Ni•lo-Sa•har•an

Pronunciation: (nī"lō-su-har'un, -hâr'-, -här'-), [key]
— n.
  1. a family of African languages, including the Central and Eastern Sudanic groups as well as Kanuri, Songhai, and other languages, spoken from the Sahara southward to Zaire and Tanzania.
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