Kordofanian

noun

Kor·​do·​fan·​ian

ˌkȯrdəˈfanēən

: a small group of languages spoken in the Kordofan district of the Republic of the Sudan apparently constituting a language family

Word History

Etymology

Kordofan province, Republic of the Sudan + English -ian

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