English noun: Niger-Kordofanian | |||
1. | Niger-Kordofanian (communication) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Niger-Kordofanian language | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural language, tongue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Kordofanian, Niger-Congo | ||
Domain category | Swahili | ||