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.
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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
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
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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