Sudanic

1 of 2

adjective

Su·​dan·​ic

-ēk

: sudanese

Sudanic

2 of 2

noun

"

: the languages neither Bantu nor Hamitic spoken in a belt extending from Senegal to South Sudan one large part of which has been shown to be related and with Bantu to form the Niger-Congo family and another large part of which forms the Chari-Nile family

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from the Sudan + English -ic

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