Nuer
Americannoun
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a member of a tribal people who live along the Nile in southern Sudan and subsist chiefly by raising cattle.
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the Nilotic language of the Nuer people.
Example Sentences
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The conflict in has largely pitted the two largest ethnic groups against each other -- the Dinka aligned mostly with Kiir, and the Nuer mostly with Machar.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
These have been fuelled by ethnic divisions - Kiir is Dinka, while Machar is Nuer - and competing political ambitions.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
The country, over the last years, has seen the limits of the peace deal forged between South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and his Nuer deputy, Riek Machar.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023
South Sudan erupted into civil war shortly after declaring independence from Sudan in 2011, which pitted President Salva Kiir and his Dinka ethnic allies against his Vice President Riek Machar and his Nuer tribe.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022
The Nuer and the Dinka had a long history of trouble.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
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