Nuer

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Nuer

/ˈnuːə/ UK
/ˈnuɚ/ US

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Borrowed from Dinka Nuer; the Nuer name is Naath.

noun Nuer · Nuers · Nouaer · Nouer · Nueir · Nuér

Any member of a pastoral confederation of tribes located in South Sudan and western Ethiopia, forming one of the largest ethnic groups of East Africa.

proper noun Nouaer · Nouer · Nueir · Nuér

The language spoken by these people.

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"Nuer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nuer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Nuer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nuer

Chicago

"Nuer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nuer.

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@misc{nuer_2026,
  title = {Nuer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nuer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}