NOUN: "a family of Niger-Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a family of Niger-Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
2. a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

NIGER-CONGO (noun)
1. a family of African language spoken in west Africa
SOUTHERN (adjective)
1. from the south; used especially of wind
2. situated in or oriented toward the south

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