Niger-Congo

English

Etymology

Coined in the 1950s by Joseph Greenberg, from the name of the two principal rivers in the area this language family is spoken, the Niger River and the Congo River.

Proper noun

Niger-Congo

1. (linguistics) A major language family of sub-Saharan Africa noted for the use of a noun class system.

Adjective

Niger-Congo (not comparable)

1. Belonging to the Niger-Congo language family, or pertaining to its associated peoples.

Translations

the language family

• Finnish: niger-kongolaiset kielet pl
• Galician: níxer-congo m

See also

• Niger-Kordofanian