Explore Abyei through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Abyei in a sentence
Abyei meaning
A contested area on the border between South Sudan and Sudan.
Using Abyei
- The main meaning on this page is: A contested area on the border between South Sudan and Sudan.
- In the example corpus, abyei often appears in combinations such as: for abyei, of abyei, in abyei.
Context around Abyei
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abyei
- In this selection, "abyei" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, force, personality, rich, council and box stand out and add context to how "abyei" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abyei s deputy and area of abyei where ethiopian. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abyei" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abyei
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sudan: Hamdok Is Proper Personality - Abyei Council - allAfrica. (8 words)
On June, 20 of the parties agreed to demilitarize the contested area of Abyei where Ethiopian peacekeepers will be deployed. (20 words)
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region of Abyei has won a UN award for championing the rights of women. (25 words)
With no government, judicial system, or police force, Abyei’s 165,000 Sudanese and South Sudanese inhabitants depend on thousands of Ethiopian peacekeepers, part of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, to maintain stability. (36 words)
The statement stated that the situation has worsened due to the influx of over 22,000 people crossing the border into Abyei since the beginning of the conflict in neighbouring Sudan. (31 words)
Abyei’s Deputy Chief Administrator Honorable Noon Deng Nyok was killed on December 31, 2024, along with five others including his bodyguards in a road ambush by gunmen in Agok. (30 words)
Example sentences (8)
With no government, judicial system, or police force, Abyei’s 165,000 Sudanese and South Sudanese inhabitants depend on thousands of Ethiopian peacekeepers, part of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, to maintain stability.
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region of Abyei has won a UN award for championing the rights of women.
The world body warned on Wednesday that the deployment in the southern part of Abyei would create “untold suffering and humanitarian concerns” for civilians in the area.
Abyei’s Deputy Chief Administrator Honorable Noon Deng Nyok was killed on December 31, 2024, along with five others including his bodyguards in a road ambush by gunmen in Agok.
The statement stated that the situation has worsened due to the influx of over 22,000 people crossing the border into Abyei since the beginning of the conflict in neighbouring Sudan.
Sudan: Hamdok Is Proper Personality - Abyei Council - allAfrica.
The oil-rich Abyei box, as it’s called, is shared by the Misseriya Arab nomads from the north and the Ngok Dinka, a South Sudanese cattle-herding tribe.
On June, 20 of the parties agreed to demilitarize the contested area of Abyei where Ethiopian peacekeepers will be deployed.
Common combinations with abyei
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- for abyei 4×
- of abyei 3×
- in abyei 2×
- abyei unisfa 2×