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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nuerland | |
 South Sudan | 1.8 million[2] |
 Ethiopia | 147,672 (2007)[3] |
| Languages | |
| Nuer (Thok Naath) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (syncretistic or otherwise), Nuer religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dinka and Atwot | |
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 and the largest ethnic group in Gambella, Ethiopia.[4] The Nuer people are pastoralists who herd cattle for a living. Their cattle serve as companions and define their lifestyle.[5] The Nuer call themselves "Naath".[6]
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- ^ Central Statistical Agency, Ethiopia. "Table 2.2 Percentage Distribution of Major Ethnic Groups: 2007" (PDF). Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results. United Nations Population Fund. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hutchinson, Sharon (1992). "The Cattle of Money and the Cattle of Girls among the Nuer, 1930-83". American Ethnologist. 19 (2): 294–316. doi:10.1525/ae.1992.19.2.02a00060. JSTOR 645038.
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