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congo-saharan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
con-go-sa-ha-ran
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A proposed superphylum suggesting a genetic relationship between the Nilo-Saharan language family and the Niger-Congo language family.

Etymology

From a 1972 publication by linguist Edgar Gregersen. Other linguists have used other terms for this proposed phylum including Negro, Niger-Saharan and Negro-African.

Questions

What does congo-saharan mean?
A proposed superphylum suggesting a genetic relationship between the Nilo-Saharan language family and the Niger-Congo language family.
Where does congo-saharan come from?
From a 1972 publication by linguist Edgar Gregersen. Other linguists have used other terms for this proposed phylum including Negro, Niger-Saharan and Negro-African.

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