Nuer language

Nuer
Nuer
Thok Naath
Pronunciation	Naa-th
Native to	South Sudan, Ethiopia
Region	Greater Upper Nile, Gambela Region
Ethnicity	Nuer
Native speakers	1.7 million (2017)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Southern Eastern Nilotic Western Dinka–Nuer Nuer; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Abigar; Cien; Dor; Eastern Jikany; Lou; Thiang; Western Jikany;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nus
Glottolog	nuer1246
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The Nuer language (Thok Naath)^[2] ("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.^[3]

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.

^ Nuer at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
^ "WALS Online -Language Nuer". wals.info. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
^ Trust, Gurtong. "Nuer (Naath)". www.gurtong.net. Retrieved 2016-10-29.

[e26-1] Nuer at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)

[2] "WALS Online -Language Nuer". wals.info. Retrieved 2016-10-29.

[3] Trust, Gurtong. "Nuer (Naath)". www.gurtong.net. Retrieved 2016-10-29.

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