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Nuer language

LC control no.sh 85093181
LC classificationPL8576.N4 PL8576.N495
Topical headingNuer language
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Variant(s)Abigar language
Naadh language
Naath language
Nath language
See alsoEthiopia--Languages
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Nilotic languages
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South Sudan--Languages
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Found inEthnologue online, Sept. 1, 2011: (Nuer; a language of Sudan [i.e, South Sudan]; region: South, east Upper Nile Province, upper Sobat River, Nasir, a triangle area formed between Bahr el Zeraf and Bahr el Jebel, up Sobat River across the Ethiopia border. Also in Ethiopia; alternate names: Naath; Naadh)
Gurtong WWW site, Sept. 1, 2011: (Nuer (Naath): second largest nationality in South Sudan; now dominate large parts of Upper Nile extending from River Zeraf through Lou to Jikany areas on the River Baro and Pibor rivers. Nuer expansion pushed into western Ethiopia displacing the Anyuak more to the highlands)