Dinka
Americannoun
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a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
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the language of the Dinka, a Nilotic language closely related to Shilluk.
noun
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a member of a Nilotic people of South Sudan, noted for their height, which often reaches seven feet tall: chiefly herdsmen
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the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family
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Etymology
Origin of Dinka
from Dinka jieng people
Example Sentences
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The conflict in has largely pitted the two largest ethnic groups against each other -- the Dinka aligned mostly with Kiir, and the Nuer mostly with Machar.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Some in the camp even view the pope’s trip, which is being spent entirely in the capital, with suspicion, worrying that he could receive a sanitized, or Dinka, narrative.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023
Kiir comes from South Sudan's largest ethnic group, the Dinka.
From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2023
The battle for control mainly raged between the supporters of President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, and supporters of the First Vice-President Riek Machar, a Nuer.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023
If you are Dinka, your clan is very important to your identity.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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