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PRONUNCIATION OF NUBA

Nuba  [ˈnjuːbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUBA

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Nuba is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NUBA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nuba

Nuba peoples

Nuba is a collective term used here for the peoples who inhabit the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan state, in Sudan. Although the term is used to describe them as if they composed a single group, the Nuba are multiple distinct peoples and speak different languages. Estimates of the Nuba population vary widely; the Sudanese government estimated that they numbered 1.07 million in 2003.

Definition of Nuba in the English dictionary

The definition of Nuba in the dictionary is -bas, -ba. a member of a formerly warlike Nilotic people living chiefly in the hills of S central Sudan. Other definition of Nuba is the language or group of related dialects spoken by this people, belonging to the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUBA


Aruba
əˈruːbə
Buber
ˈbuːbə
Cuba
ˈkjuːbə
cuber
ˈkjuːbə
goober
ˈɡuːbə
juba
ˈdʒuːbə
Luba
ˈluːbə
massaranduba
ˌmæsərænˈduːbə
masseranduba
ˌmæsərænˈduːbə
Salduba
sælˈduːbə
saxtuba
ˈsæksˌtjuːbə
scuba
ˈskjuːbə
simarouba
ˌsɪməˈruːbə
simaruba
ˌsɪməˈruːbə
suba
ˈsuːbə
suber
ˈsjuːbə
Tshiluba
tʃɪˈluːbə
tsuba
ˈtsuːbə
tuba
ˈtjuːbə
tuber
ˈtjuːbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUBA

Nubain
nubbed
nubbin
nubbing
nubble
nubbly
nubby
nubecula
nubeculae
Nubia
Nubian
Nubian Desert
nubiferous
nubiform
nubigenous
nubile
nubility
nubilous
Nubuck

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUBA

aba
Alba
ameba
aucuba
ba
baba
bass tuba
carnauba
cba
Curitiba
Elba
Hecuba
maceranduba
Saba
samba
Santiago de Cuba
sauba
succuba
Yoruba
Zumba

Synonyms and antonyms of Nuba in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Nuba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUBA

Find out the translation of Nuba to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Nuba from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Nuba» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

努巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nuba
570 millions of speakers

English

Nuba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Nuba
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Nuba
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nuba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সারকথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Nuba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nuba
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヌバ族
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nub
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Nuba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Nub
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nuba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nuba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Nuba
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Nuba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νούμπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nuba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nuba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nuba
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Nuba

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUBA»

The term «Nuba» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUBA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Nuba

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUBA»

Discover the use of Nuba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nuba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Genocide by Attrition: The Nuba Mountains of Sudan
This volume documents this atrocity, focusing on crimes that even human rights activists and genocide scholars do not fully understand.
Samuel Totten, 2012
2
From the Mountains to the Plains: The Integration of the ...
This study of the Lafofa Nuba in the Sudan is the first comprehensive analysis of a matrilineal Nuba group.
Leif O. Manger, 1994
3
Law, Custom and Property Rights Among the AMA/Nyiman of the ...
59 6O 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 NYIMAN OF THE NUBA MOUNTAINS IN THE SUDAN For a fuller account of this war, see Maj or Lamb's article cited above. See generally, Nadel, The Nuba, op.cit., 378-414, ...
Hunud Abia Kadouf, 2013
4
Sudan
tribes from the Bahr al Ghazal region into the Nuba Mountains. Nuba society has been accordingly fragmented, with society ordered at little more than village level . The one exception to this was the Tegali Kingdom that arose in the northeast ...
Paul Clammer, 2009
5
Cultivating Peace: Conflict and Collaboration in Natural ...
Chapter 10 THE NUBA MOUNTAINS OF SUDAN: RESOURCE ACCESS, VIOLENT CONFLICT, AND IDENTITY Mohamed Suliman Since 1987, a violent conflict between the Nuba people of southern Kordofan and government forces ...
Daniel Buckles, 1999
6
National integration and local integrity: the Miri of the ...
In the first detailed ethnography of the Miri, Gerd Baumann shows how this group exemplifies many of the processes conducive to the national integration policies conceived by politicians, planners, and the media for Sudan and multi-ethnic ...
Gerd Baumann, 1987
7
The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars: Peace Or Truce
9.2.1 The holy war in the Nuba Mountains The war currently being fought in the Nuba Mountains combines the new conflict over land with older forms of racial oppression. It is the starkest example of the new land war which has become so ...
Douglas Hamilton Johnson, 2011
8
Genocide of Indigenous Peoples: A Critical Bibliographic Review
Ultimately, then, the challenges faced by the Nuba are as follows: • The Nuba's right to self-determination must be recognized and acted upon; • The return of the Nuba's land to their rightful owners; • The end to the disenfranchisement and ...
Samuel Totten, Robert K. Hitchcock, 2011
9
Empire on the Nile: The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1898-1934
In any case, when compared to the operations undertaken by the Egyptian Army in the Nuba Mountains and in the Southern Sudan during this period, which were relatively unpublicised, police activities in the north were minor. THE NUBA ...
M. W. Daly, 2004
10
Century of Genocide: Essays and Eyewitness Accounts
Alex De Waal Introduction The assault on the Nuba Mountains of Sudan in 1992, at the height of Sudan's civil war, represents the most clearcut case of genocidal intent in modern Sudan. It is a littleknown episode that unfolded with no ...
Samuel Totten, William S. Parsons, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUBA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nuba is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sudan's other crisis
(CNN) Once their remoteness and inaccessibility made the Nuba Mountains a refuge in Sudan, offering sanctuary and protection to people ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
'Beats of the Antonov': Film Review
In his debut Beats of the Antonov, Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka goes to his sometime home in the Nuba Mountains, where war has been ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Us and them: Skin
Impermanent methods like painting often express ritual roles, as in the Nuba ceremonies photographed by Leni Riefenstahl. Felice Beato ... «Christie's, Jul 15»
4
George Clooney launches project to 'end war in Africa'
In a recent trip into rebel-held territory in Sudan's Nuba Mountains, George Clooney witnessed rocket attacks and aerial bombardment. «News24, Jul 15»
5
Senate Human Rights Caucus briefing: “The Crisis in Sudan …
... and bombs being dropped in the Nuba mountains and in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. Raymond, calling Sudan the “forgotten genocide,” ... «Enough Project, Jul 15»
6
DIFF REVIEW: War and harmony
Beats of the Antonov is a film that documents the Sudan–Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) conflict in the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile. «Channel 24, Jul 15»
7
Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, July 20, 2015
In a New York Times video report, Adam Ellick and Nicholas Kristof report on Sudan's ethnic cleansing campaign in the Nuba Mountains, ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
8
SPORT take breakfast with Bartomeu as he begins six-year spell as …
On Saturday, after attending the media, he left Camp Nou at 01.30 with his wife and his board members to go to Nuba, the local of Barça ... «Sport English, Jul 15»
9
Sudan: Two Christian women found guilty of public indecency
The women were part of a group of Christian women from the Nuba Mountains who were arrested on 25 June, after leaving a celebration ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
10
Darfur: ICC Arrest Warrants Still Not Executed 10 Years After UNSC …
Mr. Ahmad Harun, the so-called "Butcher of Nuba" (now Governor of South Kordofan) is among those sought by the ICC. In late May, he ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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