Nilean

English

Etymology

From Nile +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɪ̯lən/

Adjective

Nilean (not comparable)

  1. (rare, possibly dated) Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.

Translations

Noun

Nilean (plural Nileans)

  1. (rare, possibly dated) An alternative term for South Sudanese people coined by Gordon Muortat Mayen in 1969.[1]
    Nilean farms, Nilean irrigation, Nilean royalty

References

  1. ^ https://paanluelwel2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/declaration-of-the-nile-republic.pdf

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