Nilean

English edit

Etymology edit

Nile +‎ -an

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /naɪ̯lən/

Adjective edit

Nilean (not comparable)

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

Translations edit

Nilotic — see Nilotic

Noun edit

Nilean (plural Nileans)

(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 edit

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

Anagrams edit

-ennial, Linean, Linnea, inlane, lean in, leanin', linean

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