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The Nuer language is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Western Nilotic group. It is spoken by the Nuer people of South Sudan and in western Ethiopia. Nuer is one of eastern and central Africa’s most widely spoken languages. Nuer language has a Latin-based alphabet. There are also several dialects of Nuer although all have one written standard. For example final /k/ is pronounced in the Jikany dialect but is dropped in other dialects despite being indicated in Nuer orthography.