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Dinka

[ ding-kuh ]

noun

plural Dinkas, (especially collectively) Dinka.
  1. a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
  2. the language of the Dinka, a Nilotic language closely related to Shilluk.


Dinka

/ ˈɪŋə /

noun

  1. -kas-ka a member of a Nilotic people of South Sudan, noted for their height, which often reaches seven feet tall: chiefly herdsmen
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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