Nuba

/ ˈnjuːbə /

noun

1. a member of a formerly warlike Nilotic people living chiefly in the hills of S central Sudan

2. the language or group of related dialects spoken by this people, belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family

Example Sentences

Excerpts from her defining works — the rigorously preplanned “Triumph of the Will” and “Olympia” and, in her 60s, photographing the Nuba in the Sudan — are appropriately contextualized to show how nothing was merely observed in Riefenstahl’s beautifying ethos.

From Los Angeles Times

Hemedti struck a deal with Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, the veteran rebel commander of the Sudan People's Liberation Army-North, which controls the Nuba Mountains near the border with South Sudan.

From BBC

Traders like Badaba Ibrahim, who is from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, are no longer able to extend lines of credit to fellow refugees.

From BBC

The founders of the "Nuba Mountain Sound" band come from South Kordofan, a southern state long in rebellion against the government, and moved to the capital, Khartoum, when former president Omar al-Bashir was overthrown during a popular uprising in 2019.

From Reuters

The band, which was formed in 2014 partly to promote the distinctive culture of the Nuba Mountains, also participates in workshops that teach traditional music and dance.

From Reuters