Scripture in Nuer
A complete Bible is reported in Nuer.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Nuer is spoken
- Ethiopia
- South Sudan
- United States
About Nuer
- Language family
- Nilotic
- ISO 639-3 code
- nus
- Glottocode
- nuer1246
- Also known as
- Nuer: Cien
Dialects and varieties 12
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Nuer as a whole.
- AbigarNo known Scripture
- CienNo known Scripture
- DorNo known Scripture
- EasternNo known Scripture
- Eastern JikanyNo known Scripture
- Lou (Nilotic)No known Scripture
- NyuongNo known Scripture
- SoutheasternNo known Scripture
- ThiangNo known Scripture
- ThognaathNo known Scripture
- WesternNo known Scripture
- Western JikanyNo known Scripture
Other languages of Ethiopia
- MesqanPortions of Scripture
- MursiTranslation started
- NayiTranslation started
- NgaalamNo known Scripture
- OydaNew Testament
- Pidgin HamerNo known Scripture
- Rer BareNo known Scripture
- Sebat Bet GurageComplete Bible
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.