Nuer
Nuer is a Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and Ethiopia, by about 900 thousand people.
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The Nuer language (Thok Naath, "people's language") is a Nilotic language of the Western Nilotic group. It is spoken by the Nuer people of South Sudan and in western Ethiopia (region of Gambela). The language is very similar to Dinka and Atuot.
The language is written with a Latin-based alphabet. There are several dialects of Nuer, although all share one written standard. For example, final /k/, is pronounced in the Jikany dialect but is dropped in other dialects despite being indicated in the Nuer orthography used by all.
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Words in Nuer
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| child | gat | |
| woman | ciek | |
| eye | waŋ | |
| nose | wum | |
| tongue | lɛp | |
| hand | pätet | |
| blood | riɛm | |
| bone | cɔɣ | |
| water | pi | |
| moon | pay | |
| tree | jiath | |
| dog | jiök | |
| fish | rɛc | |
| bird | dit | |
| one | kɛl | |
| four | ŋuaan | |
| five | dhieec | |
| who | ɛŋa | |
| drink | math |
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