Nilean

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Nilean

/naɪ̯lən/

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From Nile + -an.

adjective

dated, not comparable, possibly, rare Nilotic; from, residing or located by, or pertaining to the river Nile.

noun Nileans

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

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@misc{nilean_2026,
  title = {Nilean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nilean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}