See Also: Nilo-(dictionary)
Nilo-Saharan languages(encyclopedia)

Nilo- (iou)



Nilo- combining form.
[from NILE + -O-.]
Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense 'of or pertaining to the Nile or the region of the Nile', esp. in names of language groups common to inhabitants of the region of the Nile and of some other specified region.
Nilo-'Hamite noun a member of a Nilotic people M20.
Nilo-Ha'mitic adjective & noun (a) adjective = NILOTIC adjective 2; (b) noun = NILOTIC noun 2: M19.
Nilo-Sa'haran adjective of or pertaining to the regions of the Nile and the Sahara; spec. of or designating a language family including Sudanic and other northern and E. African languages: M20.