noun
Niger-Kordofanian languages
A proposed language family that includes Niger-Congo and Kordofanian languages. Now largely superseded by the Niger-Congo family in modern classification; the term is mainly of historical interest.
See also: ニジェールコンゴ語族
ニジェール・コルドファン語族は、かつてアフリカの大言語族として提案された。
The Niger-Kordofanian language family was once proposed as a major language family of Africa.
Niger-Congo is the currently accepted language family that largely replaced Niger-Kordofanian in modern linguistics.
From English 'Niger-Kordofanian', a term coined in the mid-20th century by linguist Joseph Greenberg. The Japanese form is a direct borrowing.