Niger-Congo
/ˈnaɪdʒəˈkɒŋgəʊ/adjective
- denoting or belonging to a large phylum of languages in Africa, named after the rivers Niger and Congo. It comprises most of the languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara and includes the Bantu, Mande, Gur, and Kwa families.尼日尔-刚果语的(非洲一个大语群, 因尼日尔河和刚果河而得名, 主要由撒哈拉沙漠以南非洲土著人所说的语言组成, 包括班图语族、曼丁哥语族、古尔诸语族和克瓦语族)。