Dinka

Din·ka

D0231950 (dĭng′kə)n. pl. Dinka or Din·kas 1. A member of a traditionally pastoral people of the Nile valley in South Sudan.2. The Nilotic language of this people.

[Probably ultimately from Dinka jieng, person.]

Dinka

(ˈdɪŋkə) npl -kas or -ka1. (Peoples) a member of a Nilotic people of South Sudan, noted for their height, which often reaches seven feet tall: chiefly herdsmen2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family[from Dinka jieng people]

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Dinka - a Nilotic languageNilotic, Nilotic language - a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group

Dinka

(self-designation, Jang), a people living in the southern part of the Republic of the Sudan, on both banks of the White Nile and in the basin of the Mountain Nile (Bahr al Jabal). The language of the Dinkas belongs to the northwestern group of the Nilotic languages. Population, approximately 1.8 million (1970, estimate). Most Dinkas have preserved their ancient traditional beliefs; some are Christians. Their chief occupations are livestock raising (cattle, sheep, and goats) and, to a lesser extent, hoe farming (durra, vegetables, and tobacco). A small number of Dinkas work on plantations and in industrial enterprises.

REFERENCE

Butt, A. The Nilotes of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and Uganda. London, 1952.

Dinka

the language of the Dinka people. It is related to the northwestern group of the Nilotic languages. It is spoken in the southern part of the Sudan by approximately 1.8 million people (1970, estimate).

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