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Die Nuer – Eigenbezeichnung Naath oder Nei Ti Naath – sind eine afrikanische Ethnie im Südsudan und im Westen Äthiopiens, dort vor allem in der Gambela-Region, mit insgesamt geschätzten 900.000 Angehörigen. Sie sind traditionell Rinderzüchter, das Hausrind spielt eine wichtige Rolle in allen Bereichen ihres Lebens, von der ...
The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People is an ethnographical study by the British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902–73) first published in 1940.
- E. E. Evans-Pritchard
- 1940
The Nuer people are a Nilotic ethnic group concentrated in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. They also live in the Ethiopian region of Gambella. The Nuer speak the Nuer language, which belongs to the Nilotic language family. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan.
Nuer, people who live in the marsh and savanna country on both banks of the Nile River in South Sudan. They speak an Eastern Sudanic language of the Nilo-Saharan language family. The Nuer are a cattle-raising people devoted to their herds, although milk and meat must be supplemented by the cultivation of millet and the spearing of fish. Because ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
18. Mai 2018 · To generations of anthropology students, the Nuer of southern Sudan have been one of the best-known peoples in Africa, thanks to the pioneering cultural studies of British social anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard. Early in the 20th century, the Nuer were estimated to number about half a million.
Learn about the Nuer, a Nilotic agro-pastoralist group in South Sudan, their history, culture, and conflicts with the Sudanese government. The web page provides an overview of their geography, population, language, and political situation.
The Nuer, a tall and very dark people, are related to the Dinka, who live to their west, and their culture is very similar. The Nuer call themselves Naath, meaning "human beings." The Nuer, Dinka and Atwot (Atuot) are sometimes considered one ethnic group.
