Kinship in Sudan Buth and Mar Among the Nuer

Kinship in Sudan: Buth and Mar Among the Nuer Introduction The Nuer people are one of more than one hundred ethnic groups in the northeastern African country of Sudan, which stretches stretches southward from Egypt for 2000 kilometres and westward from the Red Sea for 1500 kilometres. The Nuer are the second largest tribe in southern Sudan, numbering over one million people, according to estimates from the 1980's. Other tribes in the south include the more populous …

…will follow the recommendations. This method of solving family disputes is frequently not possible in the United States since many of the Nuer are young adults without the benefit of extended families. Ideal family size was quite large in the Sudan and a family might have more than seven children. Abstinence for up to 3 years was practiced after the birth of a child. Other forms of birth control were generally not practiced in the Sudan.