Lou Nuer
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Lou Nuer are a subgroup of the Nuer people of South Sudan, known for their pastoralist lifestyle, clan-based social structure, and distinctive variety of the Nuer language.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuer subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ pastoralist community ⓘ |
| associatedWithEnvironment |
floodplains
ⓘ
seasonal wetlands ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Sobat River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictHistory |
South Sudanese civil wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inter-ethnic cattle raiding ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
cattle camp songs
ⓘ
cattle naming practices ⓘ initiation scars ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
blood compensation payments
ⓘ
feud settlement through elders ⓘ |
| hasDemography | rural population distribution ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| hasLifestyle | pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure |
clan-based system
ⓘ
segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Upper Nile region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonglei State NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Dinka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gawaar Nuer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jikany Nuer NERFINISHED ⓘ Murle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | South Sudan communal conflicts ⓘ |
| practices |
age-set system
ⓘ
cattle-based bridewealth ⓘ |
| region | Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Nuer religion ⓘ |
| seasonalMovement |
dry-season cattle camps
ⓘ
wet-season village settlements ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority |
chiefs
ⓘ
lineage elders ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Lou Nuer dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuer language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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