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.

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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

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Gawar Nuer spokenBy Jagei Nuer people
this entity surface form: Gawar subgroup of the Nuer people
Jagei Nuer spokenBy Jagei Nuer people