Taking Thok Nath Digital.

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-­‐based groups in the US, and with the potential for partnerships with some of the tech giants, this project will address:

Our Objective

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’s continued desire and approach to digital access and equity. This technical team’s effort will complement the work being done by language experts and community and church leaderships. The project will specifically address the following high-­‐level areas in as a timely a manner as possible:

• Physical and Digital Keyboards 2

• Google and other Search Engine Nuer Language APIs

• Electronic and FM Radio stations

in the Nuer Language This effort will clearly include three specifically defined tasks: