Nuba

/ ˈnjuːbə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The founders of the "Nuba Mountain Sound" band come from South Kordofan, a southern state long in rebellion against the government, and moved to the capital, Khartoum, when former president Omar al-Bashir was overthrown during a popular uprising in 2019.

From Reuters

The band, which was formed in 2014 partly to promote the distinctive culture of the Nuba Mountains, also participates in workshops that teach traditional music and dance.

From Reuters

"We want to deliver the voice of the people of the Nuba Mountains to the rest of the people in Sudan, through music," he said.

From Reuters

We saw this when the Sudanese civil war broke out in 1983, again in Darfur 20 years later, and in the conflicts in Abyei, Heglig and the Nuba Mountains close to the north-south border at the time when South Sudan separated in 2011.

From BBC

The Central Reserve Police is a large and heavily-armed division of Sudan's police force that has fighting experience from conflicts in the western region of Darfur and in the Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan.

From Reuters