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nilotic

/naɪˈlɒt.ɪk/

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adjective

/naɪˈlɒt.ɪk/C2formal
  • ruОтносящийся к реке Нил или к народам и языкам региона Нила.

Relating to the Nile River or the peoples and languages of the Nile region.

  1. Relating to the Nile River or its peopleC1formal

    Pertaining to the Nile River, its region, or the ethnic groups inhabiting its basin.

    ruНилотский

    • The Nilotic cultures have a rich tradition of oral storytelling.
    • Nilotic landscapes are characterized by vast floodplains and wetlands.
    • The expedition studied the Nilotic tribes along the White Nile.
  2. Relating to the Nilotic language groupC1formal

    Belonging to or characteristic of the Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.

    ruОтносящийся к нилотской языковой группе

    • Dinka and Nuer are prominent Nilotic languages spoken in South Sudan.
    • Linguists classify Luo as a Western Nilotic language.
    • The Nilotic language group includes several distinct dialects.
Forms
  • more nilotic comparative form
  • most nilotic superlative form

noun

/naɪˈlɒt.ɪk/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее группу языков, на которых говорят в Восточной Африке, принадлежащих к чари-нильской языковой семье.

A noun referring to a group of languages spoken in East Africa, belonging to the Chari-Nile language family.

proper noun

  1. C1formal

    A group of languages spoken in East Africa, belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.

    ruНилотские языки

    • The Nilotic languages include Dinka, Nuer, and Luo.
    • Linguists study the grammar of Nilotic languages.
    • Nilotic is spoken by millions of people in East Africa.
Forms
  • nilotics plural form
  • nilotics' possessive plural form
  • nilotic's possessive singular form