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Sudanic

Sudanic

7.6
Relating to the Sudan region of Africa, its people, culture, or languages
  • adjective
  • /suˈdænɪk/
translation icon : sudánico
  • Many languages spoken in Chad and Sudan belong to the Sudanic language family.
  • Sudanic Africa

Examples

  • The Sudanic region is known for its rich cultural diversity and historical significance.

  • The great broadswords of Sudanic Africa, for example, were often fitted with heirloom blades forged in famous European smithies and traded across the Sahara.

    Academic text (1996)
  • PHOTO (COLOR): Below: 16. Quilted armor of Sudanic Africa, in "Power of the Hand."

    Academic text (1996)
  • The central form is a tower-like structure that draws its inspiration from colonial architecture, still visible in the city, which was itself based on Western Sudanic precolonial vernacular mud-brick architecture.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Donne's suggestion that Western Sudanic peoples have considerable knowledge of a range of natural pigments applies to Bafodea, although it is further to the south (1973:104).

    Academic text (2007)
  • After all, in early times some kinds of wheat were grown as far south as Ethiopia; rice was grown in both tropical and midlatitude climates; sorghum, first domesticated in Sudanic Africa, spread to midlatitude regions of Asia.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Traditional music in Sudanic Africa often features unique instruments and rhythms.

Synonyms

Sudanese
vsSudanic
24 3.7

From Sudan or about its people and culture

relates to the wider Sudan region across countries rather than only one country

Surface Forms

Sudanic positive

Morphology

Sudanic = Sudan (transparent) = Sudan + ic

Formed from the place name 'Sudan' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ic', so the relation to the place is clear to learners.

Etymology

The word Sudanic comes from Sudan, which comes from the Arabic phrase bilād al-sūdān meaning 'land of the blacks'. So, Sudanic describes things from that region, like its people, culture, or languages.