Editing Nuer language (section)

{{short description|Nilotic language spoken in western Ethiopia and South Sudan}}
{{Infobox language
| name             = Nuer
| nativename       = Thok Naath
| states           = [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]]
| region           = [[Greater Upper Nile]], [[Gambela Region]]
| ethnicity        = [[Nuer people|Nuer]]
| speakers         = {{sigfig|1.706170|2}} million
| date             = 2007–2017
| ref              = e26
| familycolor      = Nilo-Saharan
| fam2             = [[Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]]
| fam3             = [[Southern Eastern Sudanic languages|Southern Eastern]]
| fam4             = [[Nilotic languages|Nilotic]]
| fam5             = [[Western Nilotic languages|Western]]
| fam6             = [[Western Nilotic languages|Dinka–Nuer]]
| dia1             = Abigar
| dia2             = Cien
| dia3             = Dor
| dia4             = Eastern Jikany
| dia5             = Lou
| dia6             = Thiang
| dia7             = Western Jikany
| script           = [[Latin script|Latin]]
| iso3             = nus
| notice           = IPA
| glotto           = nuer1246
| glottorefname    = Nuer
}}

The '''Nuer language''' (''Thok Naath'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wals.info/languoid/lect/wals_code_nue|title=WALS Online -Language Nuer|website=wals.info|access-date=2016-10-29}}</ref> "people's language") is a [[Nilotic languages|Nilotic language]] of the [[Western Nilotic languages|Western Nilotic]] group.  It is spoken by the [[Nuer people|Nuer]] people of [[South Sudan]] and in western [[Ethiopia]] (region of [[Gambela Region|Gambela]]). The language is very similar to [[Dinka language|Dinka]] and [[Atuot language|Atuot]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gurtong.net/Peoples/ThePeopleandDemographicsofSouthSudan/NuerNaath/tabid/223/Default.aspx#lang|title=Nuer (Naath)|last=Trust|first=Gurtong|website=www.gurtong.net|access-date=2016-10-29}}</ref>

The language is written with a [[Latin alphabet|Latin-based alphabet]]. There are several dialects of Nuer, although all share one written standard. For example, final {{IPA|/k/}}, is pronounced in the [[Jikany Nuer|Jikany]] dialect but is dropped in other dialects despite being indicated in the Nuer orthography used by all.