English-Nuer Dictionary

A

African Bermudagrass

(noun)

African fish eagle

(noun)

African spoonbill

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

alcoholic beverage

(noun)

(adverb)

(tr. verb)

(clausal conj.)

and (third person primary conjunct)

(nominal conj.)

and (first person primary conjunct)

(nominal conj.)

and (second person primary conjunct)

(nominal conj.)

(noun)

(noun)

(adj)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

aquatic grass (used to make mats)

(noun)

are; were (equative)

(cop.)

area before the door of a house

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(prep.)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

B

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

Bar (member of the Bar tribe)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(adj. verb)

be aroused (of men)

(intr. verb)

(adj. verb)

(adj. verb)

be pregnant with

(tr. verb)

(adj. verb)

(adj. verb)

(intr. verb)

(adj. verb)

(noun)

bead (made from ostrich eggshell)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

behave badly towards

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(prep.)

(adj. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

black-capped avocet; pied avocet

(noun)

black-crowned night-heron

(noun)

black-headed heron

ŋo̱k tik yua̱k

(noun)

black-winged stilt

(noun)

blacksmith plover

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

boast about (something)

(tr. verb)

boast to (someone)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

body decoration

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

bowl (traditional)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

boyfriend/girlfriend

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

break (pencil or maizelike objects)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

bring back to life

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

brother, his/her/its

(rel. noun)

(rel. noun)

brown-backed honeybird

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

build with grass

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

burn (hair, skin)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(clausal conj.)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(prep.)

(prep.)

C

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

carry horizontally

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

catfish (large)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

ceremonial scar

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

change for (someone)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

click tongue at when thinking

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

cloud (over the sun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

container (for grain or dura)

(noun)

container (for storing grain)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

cooking pot (large)

(noun)

cooking pot (small)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

corner (between the wall and the roof)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(gerund)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

crocodile bird; Egyptian plover

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

crumple (clothes)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

D

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(adj. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(prop. noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

dip under water

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

disturb (someone)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

Dok (member of the Dok tribe)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(gerund)

(tr. verb)

drop (of liquid)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

E

(noun)

ear piercing (for a wedding)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

eat cartilages off (bone)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

eat watery food

(tr. verb)

eat without being invited

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(num.)

(num.)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(num.)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(adj. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

F

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

fat (of animal or human)

(noun)

father, his/her/its

(rel. noun)

(rel. noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ dhieec

(num.)

fight with hands

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(num.)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

floating device

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(particle)

(tr. verb)

fold many times

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

food lover (WN)

(noun)

(noun)

(prep.)

(noun)

(noun)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ bädäk

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ dhieec

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ ŋuaan

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ kɛl

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ bärɔw

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ ŋuaan wi̱cdɛ rɛw

(num.)

(num.)

(num.)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

front of body (from head to toe)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

fruit tree (sp.)

(noun)

future auxiliary

(aux)

G

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

go without stopping

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(adj. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

kën ka̱w ka̱w

(noun)

great grey shrike

(noun)

greater flamingo

(noun)

greater honeyguide

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

grey-crowned crane

(noun)

grey-leaved cordia; grey-leaved saucer-berry

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

grinding stone (for grinding maize or sorghum)

(noun)

grinding stone, piece of

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

H

hadada ibis; hadeda ibis

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

hammer in (thethering stick)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

harvest (maize)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(pron.)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

buɔ̱ɔ̱tlɔac

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(exclam.)

helmeted guineafowl

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(pron.)

(poss. pron.)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(pron.)

(noun)

(noun)

hippo (informal)

(noun)

(noun)

(poss. pron.)

(noun)

hoe for cultivating grass used with one hand

(noun)

(noun)

hole (in the ground)

(noun)

hole in the ground

(noun)

(noun)

(loc. noun)

(noun)

(noun)

nyakuoth-gɛɛr

(noun)

(noun)

house (esp. for women)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

I

(pron.)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(loc. noun)

(tr. verb)

is; am; was (equative)

(cop.)

is; am; was (locative)

a

(cop.)

(noun)

(pron.)

(poss. pron.)

J

(noun)

jar (traditional)

(noun)

(prop. noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

K

(prop. noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

L

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

large intestine

(noun)

(adj. verb)

(adj. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

leave and come back

(intr. verb)

leave for (someone)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

Lek (member of the Lek tribe)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

living area (for men)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

Low (member of the Low tribe)

(noun)

lower part of an object (e.g. cup, bottle, tree)

(noun)

(noun)

M

mad person in the street

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

make noise about

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

make someone pregnant

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

make tribal marks

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(pron.)

(noun)

medicine (for illness)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

metal implement or tool

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

mother, his/her/its

(rel. noun)

(rel. noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

mud, hard clump of

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

N

(noun)

(tr. verb)

narrative auxiliary

(aux)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(num.)

(num.)

(adverb)

(noun)

numeral classifier

(num. classifier)

(prop. noun)

O

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(num.)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

open living space with a fireplace

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(conj.)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(adj)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

P

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

paperbark acacia; paperbark thorn

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

pay back (money)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

perfective auxiliary

(aux)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

piece of dry fish

(noun)

(noun)

piercing (of an ear, etc.)

(noun)

(noun)

pillow, traditional

(noun)

pipe (for smoking)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

plaster with mud

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

plot of cleared land

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

pot (traditional)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

pupil (of the eye)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

push (heavy items)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

Q

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

R

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(adj. verb)

(noun)

red-knobbed coot

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

remove (hard skin e.g. of fruit)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

resumptive pronoun

(pron.)

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(prop. noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

ring (ornamental)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

river bend where the water is calm

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(gerund)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

root of a plant (fine)

(noun)

(noun)

rope (for tying cattle)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

S

sacred garlic pear; temple plant

(noun)

(noun)

saddle-billed stork

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

duelgɔ̱ɔ̱rä

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(num.)

(num.)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

shake by making small movements

(tr. verb)

(pron.)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

Shilluk (member of the Shilluk tribe)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

ŋo̱k thok pur

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

singular relative pronoun

(rel. pron.)

(tr. verb)

sister, his/her/its

(rel. noun)

(rel. noun)

sit curled up in a ball

(tr. verb)

sit on (something)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(num.)

(num.)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

skirt, traditional

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

small intestine

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

sort by putting in bunches

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

spend cold season

(intr. verb)

spend rainy season

(intr. verb)

(intr. verb)

spend windy season

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

spoon without a handle, traditional

(noun)

spoon, traditional

(noun)

spread rumours about

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(loc. noun)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

string (for beads)

(noun)

string (of a musical instrument)

(noun)

suck out (bone marrow)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(gerund)

swing (in a cradle)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

sycamore fig; fig-mulberry

(noun)

T

table (traditional)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(dtr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

tassel (to decorate bull horns)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

taste with tip of tongue

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(num.)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(dem.)

(pron.)

(adv.)

(pron.)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bädäk

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ dhieec

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ ŋuaan

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ kɛl

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bärɔw

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ rɛw

(num.)

(dem. pron.)

(dem.)

(noun)

(noun)

(num.)

three-banded plover

(noun)

(noun)

throat sack (of a bird)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

tie to tethering stick

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(prep.)

(noun)

(adverb)

(noun)

(adverb)

(tr. verb)

touch with tip of tongue

(tr. verb)

(noun)

track (of an animal)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

try with tip of tongue

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ bädäk

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ dhieec

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ ŋuaan

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ kɛl

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ bärɔw

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k

(num.)

jiɛn da̱ŋ rɛw wi̱cdɛ rɛw

(num.)

twenty-four hour period

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(num.)

U

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

umbrella thorn acacia

(noun)

(dtr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

us (excluding addressee)

(pron.)

us (includng addressee)

(pron.)

V

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(adv.)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

W

(tr. verb)

(intr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

wardrobe (traditional)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

water bag (made of leather)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(pron.)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

jak-gɛ̈r-gɛ̈ɛ̈r

(noun)

(pron.)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(prep.)

(loc. noun)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(tr. verb)

(noun)

(tr. verb)

X

Y

(intr. verb)

(noun)

(intr. verb)

(adverb)

(adverb)

you (plural object)

(pron.)

you (plural subject)

(pron.)

you (singular object)

(pron.)

you (singular subject)

(pron.)

Z

(noun)

(num.)