Nuer language

Spoken in

• Nilo -Saharan African languages Nilotic languages Westnilotische languages Nuer - Dinka Nuer

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Ssa

Nus

Nuer, Naath or Naadh is a westnilotische language that is spoken by around 805,000 people; 740,000 of them live in South Sudan (as of 1982) and 65,000 in Ethiopia (as of 1998). The people who speak this language is also called Nuer.

Nuer is not an official language, but has an elevated status in the Ethiopian region of Gambella, where politicians must master the language.