/ Dictionary / Index N Nilo-Saharan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ni•lo-Sa•har•an Pronunciation: (nī"lō-su-har'un, -hâr'-, -här'-), [key] — n. a family of African languages, including the Central and Eastern Sudanic groups as well as Kanuri, Songhai, and other languages, spoken from the Sahara southward to Zaire and Tanzania. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nilo-saharan (Thesaurus) Nilópolis Nilote Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language