Nuer
Spoken language
The Nuer language is a Nilotic language of the Western Nilotic group. It is spoken by the Nuer people of South Sudan and in western Ethiopia. The language is very similar to Dinka and Atuot.
The language is written with a Latin-based alphabet. Wikipedia
Region: Africa
Dialects: Abigar; Cien; Dor; Eastern Jikany; Lou; Thiang; Western Jikany
Ethnicity: Nuer
Language family: Nilo-Saharan? > Eastern Sudanic > Southern Eastern > Nilotic > Western > Dinka–Nuer > Nuer
Native speakers: 1.7 million (2017)
Native to: South Sudan, Ethiopia
Pronunciation: Naa-th
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