Niger-Congo
Ni·ger–Con·go
noun \ˌnī-jər-ˈkäŋ-(ˌ)gō\Definition of NIGER-CONGO
: a language family that includes the Mande and Kwa branches and that is spoken by most of the indigenous peoples of west, central, and south Africa
Origin of NIGER-CONGO
Niger (river) + Congo (river)
First Known Use: circa 1950
Rhymes with NIGER-CONGO
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