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Chari-Nile [shä′rē nīl′]adj.designating or of a subfamily of the Nilo-Saharan family of languages, including Sudanic
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Chari-Nile
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Chari-Nile — [shä′rē nīl′] adj. designating or of a subfamily of the Nilo Saharan family of languages, including Sudanic … English World dictionary
Chari-Nile — noun a group of Nilo Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania • Hypernyms: ↑Nilo Saharan, ↑Nilo Saharan language • Hyponyms: ↑Nilotic, ↑Nilotic language * * * ˈshärē|nīl, īəl noun Usage … Useful english dictionary
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