Nilo-Hamite

noun

Ni·​lo-Hamite

¦nī(ˌ)lō+

: a member of a group of East African pastoral peoples including especially the Masai and others linguistically, traditionally, and otherwise culturally affiliated with these

Word History

Etymology

nilo(tic) + hamite

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