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Name: Nuer Type: Language Alternate Names: Naath; Naadh; West-Nuer Spoken in: Sudan, Ethiopia Number of speakers: 740,000 in Sudan (1982 SIL). 2,935 Western Jikany, 12,500 Lou, 1,100 Nyuong, 2,500 Thiang, 5,900 Bul, 2,400 Jagai, 6,700 Laak, 4,900 Leik, 1,600 Door, 17,600 Eastern Jikany (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). Population total all countries: 804,900 (Ethnologue) Code: nus Code Standard: ISO 639-3 Documentation: SIL Families: Nilo-Saharan Parent Subgroup: Nuer (nuer) Child Dialects: Abigar (nus-abi) Cien (nus-cie) Lou; Lau; Lɔu (nus-lou) Dor; Door (nus-dor) Western Jikany (nus-wes) Nyuong (nus-nyu) Eastern Nuer; Ji; Kany; Jikany; Door; Abigar (nus-ean) Eastern Jikany; Jikain; Jekaing (nus-eas) Thiang; Bul; Gawaar; Jagai; Laak; Leik (nus-thi) Thognaath; Thok Nath (nus-tho)