Nilotic language spoken in western Ethiopia and South Sudan
Nuer
Thok Naath
Pronunciation
Naa-th
Native to
South Sudan, Ethiopia
Region
Greater Upper Nile, Gambela Region
Ethnicity
Nuer
Native speakers
1.7 million (2017)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Eastern Sudanic
Southern Eastern
Nilotic
Western
Dinka–Nuer
Nuer
Dialects
Abigar
Cien
Dor
Eastern Jikany
Lou
Thiang
Western Jikany
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
nus
Glottolog
nuer1246
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The Nuer language (Thok Naath)[2] ("people's language") is a Nilotic language of the Western Nilotic group. It is spoken by the Nuer people of South Sudan and in western Ethiopia (region of Gambela). The language is very similar to Dinka and Atuot.[3]
The language is written with a Latin-based alphabet. There are several dialects of Nuer, although all share one written standard. For example, final /k/, is pronounced in the Jikany dialect but is dropped in other dialects despite being indicated in the Nuer orthography used by all.
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