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Definition of Niger-kordofanian
1. Noun. The family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula).
Generic synonyms: Natural Language, Tongue
Specialized synonyms: Kordofanian, Niger-congo
Category relationships: Swahili
Definition of Niger-kordofanian
1. Proper noun. (obsolete) Niger-Congo ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Niger-kordofanian
Literary usage of Niger-kordofanian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representations of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War by Patrick K. Muana, Chris Corcoran, Russell D. Feingold (2005)
"Al! of these languages with the exception of Krio belong to the same family, the
Niger-Kordofanian family of African languages. This family is divided into ..."
2. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof (1845)
"... (1966) classification placed the Kordofanian group of languages in a prominent
position as one of the two primary branches of Niger Kordofanian. ..."
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