a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
adjective
2.
relating to or belonging to this group of languages
Chari-Nile in American English
(ˈʃɑriˈnaɪl)
adjective
designating or of a subfamily of the Nilo-Saharan family of languages, including Sudanic