nilotic means of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nilotic ranks #1,199 of 42,749 for Qualifying.
nilotic is pronounced /naɪˈlɒtɪk/.
Etymology
From Latin Nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”). Analyzable as Nile + -otic.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks.
- Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.
name
- A group of languages spoken in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
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Words closest in meaning
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- niloticist 75% match — A linguist who specialises in studying Nilotic languages. vs nilotic →
- nilot 65% match — A Nilotic person. vs nilotic →
- paranilotic 62% match — Of or relating to a subgroup of the Nilotic languages, comprising those of the east and south, thought to be a mixture of (Western) Nilotic and Hamitic languages (in particular, modern Cushitic), based on racial and other non-linguistic considerations. vs nilotic →
- nilean 62% match — Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile. vs nilotic →
- nubian 59% match — An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a member of the corresponding ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Eastern Sudanic language family. vs nilotic →
- anuak 59% match — A member of a Luo Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting parts of East Africa. vs nilotic →
- luo 57% match — An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries. vs nilotic →
- nakh 57% match — The speakers of these languages. vs nilotic →