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Dinka
[ ding-kuh ]
noun
plural Dinkas, (especially collectively) Dinka.
- a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
- the language of the Dinka, a Nilotic language closely related to Shilluk.
Dinka
/ ˈɪŋə /
noun
- -kas-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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Dinka1
from Dinka jieng people
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Example Sentences
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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.
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Dinka finished with 97 yards on 22 carries.
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It quoted a statement from the Jieng Council of Elders, an influential body of Dinka traditional leaders, criticizing Kiir’s leadership in a statement in January.
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In English and Dinka dialogue Not rated Running time: 1 hour, 33 minutes Playing: Available Oct.
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“The water level reached almost halfway up my body,” he said, motioning to his chest as he spoke in his native Dinka language.
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