Niger-Congo
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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
- (linguistics) A major language family of sub-Saharan Africa noted for the use of a noun class system.
Translations
the language family
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See also
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