Chari-Nile

noun

Cha·​ri-Nile

ˈshärē¦nīl,

-īəl

: a family of African languages of which the Nilotic, Nubian, Kunama, and Central Sudanic groups are branches

called also Macrosudanic

Word History

Etymology

from Chari + Nile, rivers in Africa

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