Murle people

Murle people
Regions with significant populations
South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia
Languages
Murle language
Religion
Animism, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Other Surmic peoples
A Murle woman trying to clear land for Agriculture

The Murle are a Surmic ethnic group inhabiting the Pibor County and Boma area in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan, as well as parts of southwestern Ethiopia. They have also been referred as Beir by the Dinka and as Jebe by the Luo and Nuer, among others. The Murle speak the Murle language, which is part of the Surmic language family. The language cluster includes some adjoining groups in Sudan, as well as some non-contiguous Surmic populations in southwestern Ethiopia.