Dinka

[ ding-kuh ]

/ ˈdɪŋ kə /

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noun, plural Din·kas, (especially collectively) Din·ka.

a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.

the language of the Dinka, a Nilotic language closely related to Shilluk.

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Words nearby Dinka

dining table, dinitrobenzene, dinitrogen tetroxide, dinitrophenol, dink, Dinka, dinkey, dinkie, dinkum, dinky, dinky-di

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How to use Dinka in a sentence

The perpetrators of political turmoil in Juba are not Dinka or Nuer, nor any other ethnic people who make up South Sudan.
The South Sudan Clashes Are No Tribal War|Valentino Deng|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Other reports of Dinka being dumped in a mass grave in the rebel-controlled oil town of Bentiu have further inflamed tensions.
Preventing South Sudan’s Civil War|John Prendergast, Akshaya Kumar|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Though he could read it in his native Dinka, he wanted to read it in the language in which it was written.
The Refugee I Know|Stephen Slater|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Over 80,000 ethnic Ngok Dinka have been displaced from their homes in Abyei and driven South as refugees.
Birth of a Nation|John Avlon|July 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The local native Ngok Dinka tribe clearly identifies with the people of the South.
Sudan on the Verge of a New Civil War|John Avlon|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
According to the custom, which seems to belong to all Africa, as a sign of grief the Dinka wear a cord round the neck.
The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))|John G. Bourke
The Khalifa has also his special barber, who is a slave; and his master of the horse, who is an immensely tall Dinka.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate
They have as neighbours the Dinka to the north, the Madi to the south, and the Galla to the east.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
Elisee Reclus assures us that the Dinka man on the Nile calls to certain snakes by name and shares with them the milk of his cows.
Pagan & Christian Creeds|Edward Carpenter
Of a reddish black colour, fairer than the Dinka, they are well proportioned, with the hair short.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Dinka

Dinka

/ (ˈdɪŋkə) /

noun

plural -kas or -ka a member of a Nilotic people of South Sudan, noted for their height, which often reaches seven feet tall: chiefly herdsmen

the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family

Word Origin for Dinka

from Dinka jieng people

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