Jagei Nuer people
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The Jagei Nuer people are a subgroup of the Nuer ethnic community of South Sudan, known for their pastoralist lifestyle, cattle-based economy, and distinct cultural and linguistic traditions within the broader Nuer society.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gawar subgroup of the Nuer people | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic subgroup
ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical savanna ⓘ |
| conflictType | cattle raiding with neighboring groups ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalEmphasis | cattle wealth ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Nuer identity ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyType | cattle-based economy ⓘ |
| environment | Nile floodplains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodSources |
fish
ⓘ
meat ⓘ milk ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| hasCulture | distinct cultural traditions within Nuer ⓘ |
| hasDialect | distinct Jagei variety of Nuer ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
age-set system
ⓘ
bridewealth payments in cattle ⓘ cattle sacrifice rituals ⓘ |
| identityMarker | cattle ownership ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| mainDeityConcept | Kwoth (Nuer high spirit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | bridewealth-based marriage ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Dinka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Nuer sections ⓘ |
| partOf | broader Nuer society ⓘ |
| primarySettlementType | rural cattle camps ⓘ |
| primarySubsistence | pastoralism ⓘ |
| region | Greater Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
indigenous Nuer religious beliefs ⓘ |
| residencePattern | patrilocal residence ⓘ |
| seasonalMovement | transhumant migration with cattle ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| socialStructure | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| speaks | Nuer language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatched huts ⓘ |
| uses |
cattle for bridewealth
ⓘ
cattle for milk ⓘ cattle for ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gawar subgroup of the Nuer people