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

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

The battle for control mainly raged between the supporters of President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, and supporters of the First Vice-President Riek Machar, a Nuer.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023

This man, named Ngun Deng, lived among the Nuer, a neighboring tribe.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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

BBC Newsnight obtained testimonies of men and women who listened to radio broadcasts by opposition forces, almost all ethnic Nuers.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2014

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

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 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