01/09/2025
THE NUER PEOPLE. ( RAMIRAAN __ NUER TRIBE)
Mythology AND HISTORY
NUER PEOPLE: ONE OF THE AFRICA`S MOST SKILLED INTELLIGENCES FIGHTERS
The Nuer also known as the Nei Ti Naath, meaning "original people/human being," are a confederation of tribes located in South Sudan and western Ethiopia( plus other Africa countries ) . Collectively, the Nuer form one of the largest ethnic groups in East Africa. They are a pastoral people who rely on cattle products for almost every aspects of their daily lives.,
Cattle are an important aspect in their way of life; virtually all matters involve cattle- conflicts are usually about cattle, and cattle are used to pay fines for offenses as well as bridewealth in marriages ,
Nuer even take the name of their favourite oxen or cows, and greet each other with their cattle names. Cattle also mean prestige and wealth. It also acts as a mediator to the divine, as we known in the ceremonial rites of Nuer marriages. Cattle not only provides companionship, food and economic security, but also a cultural identity for the Nuer.
Cattle also plays important role in rites in their marriages. Bridewealth is a significant feature in Nuer,s marriage practices. It is an exchange that brings a woman and her children into the descent of her husband.
Marriage prohibitions and in**st
The Nuer has certain marriage prohibitions that revolve around the matters of kinship. A man and woman who stand on a relationship based on kin is hence forbidden to have s*x or marry. If marriage takes place, it would be considered in**st, or rual. Rual refers to both in**st and misfortune brought about it, shaped by their religious beliefs. or other diseases, drowning, or any form of violent deaths are seen as a consequence or retribution followed by in**st. Some misfortunes could be avoided through cattle sacrifices.
Nuer have to follow the rule of exogamy: a man cannot marry a woman of the same clan and the same lineage ( bloodlines or close family) . This means, a man and woman who are considered close cognate are also not allowed to marry. As long as a relationship cam be traced between a man and woman through either father or mother, up to six or tenth generations, marriage is not allowed to happen
A man may not also be allowed to take a woman that is kin to the wife, like her sister or any of those in her clan. Because a man and woman is only fully married when the woman's dwories completed and comes to live with her husband’s people, this means that the relation ( give birth to child )
What do you knows about Nuer tribe? WHO ARE NUER PEOPLE ?
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