- nilo-hamitic
- ni·lo-hamitic
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nilo-hamitic — “+ noun Usage: usually capitalized N&H Etymology: nilotic (I) + hamitic : the eastern branch of the Nilotic languages … Useful english dictionary
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nilohamitische Sprachen — nilohamitische Sprachen, nilotohamitische Sprachen, ältere, zum Teil überholte Bezeichnung für die südlichen und östlichen nilotischen Sprachen. Der zusammengesetzte Terminus soll auf den nilotischen und hamitischen (d. h. kuschitischen)… … Universal-Lexikon
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