Bul Nuer people
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The Bul Nuer people are a subgroup of the Nuer ethnic community of South Sudan, traditionally pastoralists known for cattle herding and a clan-based social structure.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leek Nuer | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuer subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ |
| cattleBreedPreference | zebu cattle ⓘ |
| conflictExperience |
Second Sudanese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictTypeExperienced | cattle raiding ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
cattle camp songs
ⓘ
initiation scars ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Nilotic peoples of the Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| environment |
Nile floodplains
ⓘ
savanna grasslands ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicRelation |
Dinka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dok Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ Jikany Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ Leek Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| householdStructure | extended family compounds ⓘ |
| initiationRite | forehead scarification ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Nuer language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| livelihood |
cattle keeping
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | bridewealth in cattle ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | transhumant pastoralism ⓘ |
| partOf | Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Upper Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Dinka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Nuer religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based system ⓘ |
| subsistenceBase | seasonal cattle migration ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestral spirits veneration
ⓘ
belief in a supreme deity ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
cattle herding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| uses |
cattle as bridewealth
ⓘ
cattle as social status symbol ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leek Nuer