Nuba
Britishnoun
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a member of a formerly warlike Nilotic people living chiefly in the hills of S central Sudan
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the language or group of related dialects spoken by this people, belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family
Example Sentences
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He took his family through the rocky spine of the Nuba Mountains and the surrounding valley, passing through both paramilitary and army checkpoints.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
"We want to deliver the voice of the people of the Nuba Mountains to the rest of the people in Sudan, through music," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
It ultimately pushed the South Sudanese to independence as well as triggering the rebellions against marginalisation in Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile, which all have large non-Arab populations.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2022
It nursed the hopes of rebels in restive areas like Darfur and the Nuba Mountains that they might finally reach a settlement with the central government.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
The Nuba region existed between African culture in the south and Arab culture in the north, prompting Yousif Kuwa, the late rebel leader of the Nuba, to declare his people “prisoners of geography.”
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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