Alternate Names: Atwot, Thok Cieng Reel, Thok Reel
Dialects: Cieng Luai, Cieng Nhyam. Lexical similarity 77% with Nuer ,; 49% with Dinka languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 50,000 (1998). The Kuek and Jikeyi have many monolinguals and are regarded as having the purest form of the language.
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 80% also use South Central Dinka [dib].
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: South Sudan
Other Comments: Live among and are culturally Dinka; 100 km from the Nuer, but have common grazing grounds with them. Subtribes: Apak, Luac, Jilek, Jikey (Rorkec), Akot, and Kuek. Ethnonym: Atuot by the Dinka. Cieng Luai dialect spoken by Luac, Jilek, and Akot; Cieng Nhyam spoken by Kuek and Jikeyi.