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The Nuer people are a ... is a balance between the mother and father's side that is acknowledged through particular formal occasions such as marriage. [17] Nuer girls ...
This unusual type of marriage is nearly exclusive to the Dinka (Jieng), Nuer, and Atuot people of South Sudan although instances of such marriages have also occurred in France. [citation needed] These tribes overlap in cultural practices, potentially because all of these tribes are cattle-herding pastoralists.
The Nuer was the first of three books which Evans-Pritchard would publish on the Nuer. The others were published as Kinship and Marriage Among the Nuer (1951) and Nuer Religion (1956). In the book's introduction, Evans-Pritchard warmly thanked the Nuer for the welcome he felt they gave him:
Levirate marriages are very common among South Sudan's Nilotic peoples, especially among the Dinka and Nuer people. [31] An alternate form, the ghost marriage, occurs when a groom dies before marriage. The deceased groom is replaced by his brother who serves as a stand in to the bride; any resulting children are considered children of the ...
Nuerland (Thok Naath: Ro̱l Naath, Arabic:بلد النوير, Nickname: the True Savannah) is the indigenous homeland and traditional territory of the Nuer people, [1] [2] situated largely within South Sudan between the latitudes of 7° and 10° north and longitudes of 29° and 32° east.
Ngundeng Bong (c. 1830–1890) was a prophet of the Nuer people of South Sudan believed to having been conceived by his mother Nyayiel Malual through spirit. [1] He presented himself as being an earthly representative of Deng, the sky god of the Nuer religion. [2]
The Dinka are the largest ethnic group recorded, followed by the Nuer as the second largest tribe in South Sudan, the Shilluk follows as the third in number. it's disputed that Bari is 4th according to their territory which is Juba county. Zande, also known as Azande, are the fifth largest tribe in South Sudan with a total population of 100,000 ...
As some people mentioned also Nuer are very resfected in various way, i.e Nuer can accomodate their enemy when he/she come to their home/house, and also Nuer can raid their enemy and bring with them along the children and old age and treat them as normal people as well as Nuer members when peace reveal the those who wish to go back can go ...