For the anthropological study by E.E. Evans-Pritchard, see The Nuer.
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Nuer people
Total population
2 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
South Sudan
1.8 million[2]
Ethiopia
147,672 (2007)[3]
Languages
Nuer language (Thok Naath)
Religion
Christianity (syncretistic or otherwise), Nuer religion
Related ethnic groups
Dinka and Atwot
The Nuer people are a Nilotic ethnic group concentrated in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. They also live in the Ethiopian region of Gambella. The Nuer speak the Nuer language, which belongs to the Nilotic language family. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan. The Nuer people are pastoralists who herd cattle for a living. Their cattle serve as companions and define their lifestyle.[4] The Nuer call themselves "Naath".[5]
^"The Word Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^"The Word Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^Central Statistical Agency, Ethiopia. "Table 2.2 Percentage Distribution of Major Ethnic Groups: 2007" (PDF). Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results. United Nations Population Fund. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^Hutchinson, Sharon (1992). "The Cattle of Money and the Cattle of Girls among the Nuer, 1930-83". American Ethnologist. 19 (2): 294–316. doi:10.1525/ae.1992.19.2.02a00060. JSTOR 645038.
^Gardner, Robert. "The Nuer". Kanopy streaming. Kanopy.
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strategic resource". She noted that contracts had to be reviewed, local people compensated and environmental issues addressed. The expansion of the oil...
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