Family matters, Nuer style
July 2nd 2008 The following dialogue finished only five minutes ago. While working in my ‘office’ (CARE’s dining room in Pagak), Duony enters the room. He looks at me serious and asks the dreadful question…
‘So, Mario, do you have wife in your country?’
‘Nope, why?’
Duony smiles like somebody that just won the lottery. ‘I have Nuer girl for you. It will only cost you 30 cows…’
‘Thirty c
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