Kordofanian

Kor·do·fan·i·an

 (kôr′də-făn′ē-ən)

n.

A small group of related languages spoken in Sudan and forming a branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

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Kordofanian

(ˌkɔːdəʊˈfeɪnɪən)

n

(Languages) a group of languages spoken in the Kordofan and Nuba Hills of the S Sudan: classed as an independent family, probably distantly related to Niger-Congo

adj

1. (Languages) denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

2. (Placename) of or relating to Kordofan

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Kor•do•fan•i•an

(ˌkɔr dəˈfæn i ən)

n.

a family of languages spoken in the Nuba Hills of S Kordofan province in the Sudan.

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Noun

1.

Kordofanian - a group of languages spoken in the relatively small Kordofan area of the south Sudan Niger-Kordofanian, Niger-Kordofanian language - 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)

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