"Nuer" meaning in All languages combined

See Nuer on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈnuːə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnuɚ/ [US]
enPR: no͞oʹər [US] Etymology: Borrowed from Dinka Nuer; the Nuer name is Naath. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|din|Nuer}} Dinka Nuer, {{cog|nus|-}} Nuer, {{m|nus|Naath}} Naath Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nuer
  1. The language spoken by these people. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Nuer-en-name-4qHzPkYT Disambiguation of Languages: 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nouaer, Nouer, Nueir, Nuér [19th century]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnuːə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnuɚ/ [US] Forms: Nuer [plural], Nuers [plural]
enPR: no͞oʹər [US] Etymology: Borrowed from Dinka Nuer; the Nuer name is Naath. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|din|Nuer}} Dinka Nuer, {{cog|nus|-}} Nuer, {{m|nus|Naath}} Naath Head templates: {{en-noun|Nuer|s}} Nuer (plural Nuer or Nuers)
  1. Any member of a pastoral confederation of tribes located in South Sudan and western Ethiopia, forming one of the largest ethnic groups of East Africa.
    Sense id: en-Nuer-en-noun-Xi0zDKvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nouaer, Nouer, Nueir, Nuér [19th century]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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