Danakil

noun

Da·​na·​kil

ˈdanəˌkil

dəˈnäˌkēl

variants or less commonly Dankali

dänˈkä(ˌ)lē

plural Danakil or Danakils also Dankali or Dankalis

dated

1

a

: the Afar people of northeast Ethiopia

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Cushitic language of the Afar people

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