ˈshärē|nīl, -īəl noun
Usage: usually capitalized C&N
Etymology: from Chari + Nile, rivers in Africa
: a family of African languages of which the Nilotic, Nubian, Kunama, and Central Sudanic groups are branches — called also Macrosudanic
ˈshärē|nīl, -īəl noun
Usage: usually capitalized C&N
Etymology: from Chari + Nile, rivers in Africa
: a family of African languages of which the Nilotic, Nubian, Kunama, and Central Sudanic groups are branches — called also Macrosudanic
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012