Nuer

American  

[noo-er] / ˈnu ər /

noun

Nuers, plural Nuerer plural

1. a member of a tribal people who live along the Nile in southern Sudan and subsist chiefly by raising cattle.

2. the Nilotic language of the Nuer people.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Nuerer
  plural
• Nuers
  plural

Example Sentences

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Nuer Nuers

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

Thursday’s clashes in the Malakal camp occurred between members of the Shilluk and Nuer ethnic groups, a local representative of the displaced people told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

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

Machar comes from the second largest, the Nuer.

From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2023

Nya hadn't thought about it much, but she realized now she had always assumed that the leader was Nuer, too.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

Most of the residents are Nuers, like Mr Machar, who have been stranded here since the civil war began.

From Economist ● Jan. 5, 2017

Mr. Machar says Mr. Deng has no command of the rebel troops nor authorization to represent Nuers in government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2016

Gen Gadet began his campaign after reports of his fellow Nuers being killed began to come out of Juba.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2013

Mr Machar and Gen Gadet are both ethnic Nuers, but they haven't always fought on the same side in the past.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2013

Over the past few months, hostilities have raged between the Afars and Tigreans, the Gurages and Wolaytas, the Anuaks and Nuers, and the Oromos and Tigreans.

From Time Magazine Archive