Dinka
Americannoun
plural
Dinkas,plural
Dinka-
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
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
These have been fuelled by ethnic divisions - Kiir is Dinka, while Machar is Nuer - and competing political ambitions.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
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
Because of Dinka traditions and the work of the missionaries, I have two names.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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