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ABOUT NUER LANGUAGE DIGITIZATION, EXPANSION PROJECT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Taking Thok Nath Digital.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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K\u025bn bun di\u0331aal \u025b tini\u0331 k\u025bn tee k\u025b lua\u0331\u014b \u014b\u00e4ck\u00e4 \u014b\u0254aani\u0331 l\u00e4tni\u0331 ti\u0331 g\u00f6\u00f6l.Te bu\u0254\u0331n\u0254 k\u025b lua\u0331\u014b \u014bi\u0331i\u0331k\u00e4 mi\u0331 g\u0254aa mi\u0331 ci\u0331 k\u025bn\u025b jek r\u025by du\u00eb\u00ebli\u0331 g\u0254\u0331r\u00e4 ce\u0331tk\u025b la\u0331t Inji\u0331ni\u00ebri\u0331, k\u025bn\u025b b\u00f6\u00f6th la\u0331t tin guic l\u00e4t ru\u00eb\u00ebcni\u0331, k\u025bn\u025b mat c\u00e4ri\u0331ki\u0331\u025bn tin bi\u0331 nath na\u014b nhi\u0331am k\u025b kui\u0331c Mukt\u00e4pk\u00e4 la\u0331t \u025bm\u025b.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nuer Language is a language spoken by about 5 million members of the Nuer ethnic group located mostly in modern day South Sudan but also occupies parts of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Kenya in East Africa. Through modern migration, necessitated by war and other humanitarian crisis, members of the Nuer, numbering about 500,000, also live in the Diaspora with majority in the United States of America. As one of the oldest languages in the world and the region, this language has recently grown in popularity and usage as many other ethnicities and foreigners in the region have drawn immense interest in both speaking and writing it. As such this projects attempts to address this growth by expanding the language electronically so that it is readily available for access and use. With a major commitment from the community and faith-\u00ad\u2010based groups in the US, and with the potential for partnerships with some of the tech giants, this project will address:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The project stakeholders, led by Research and Implementation Team, will be developing the necessary frameworks to define principles, strategies, and action steps that will inform the community\u2019s continued desire and approach to digital access and equity. This technical team\u2019s effort will complement the work being done by language experts and community and church leaderships. The project will specifically address the following high-\u00ad\u2010level areas in as a timely a manner as possible: <\/span><\/p>\n

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