Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of a traditionally pastoral people of the Nile valley in South Sudan.
  • noun The Nilotic language of this people.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun a Nilotic language.

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  • proper noun A tribe of southern Sudan.
  • proper noun The Nilo-Saharan language spoken by these people.

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  • noun a Nilotic language

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably ultimately from Dinka jieng, person.]

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Examples

  • So i could say everyone who is crying now by the existing corruption is right, it was suppose to balance the government with appropriate people not as the regional figures which call it now as tribalism. these country have killed many lives not a specific people, but with all of this we do not see except the corruption of everything, what let some people say is a corruption of dinka, even Dinka its self is saying its a group of people who have their background in government are enjoying this benefits.

    unknown title 2009

  • So i could say everyone who is crying now by the existing corruption is right, it was suppose to balance the government with appropriate people not as the regional figures which call it now as tribalism. these country have killed many lives not a specific people, but with all of this we do not see except the corruption of everything, what let some people say is a corruption of dinka, even Dinka its self is saying its a group of people who have their background in government are enjoying this benefits.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Dinka are the largest group, but it is a considerable melting pot ...

    Sudan votes, and stands on the brink of splitting in two Johannesburg David Smith 2010

  • The Dinka are a congeries of independent tribes in the valley of the White Nile.

    The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

  • The Dinka are a congeries of independent tribes in the valley of the White Nile.

    Chapter 24. The Killing of the Divine King. § 2. Kings killed when their Strength fails 1922

  • The Dinka are a congeries of independent tribes in the valley of the

    The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897

  • The black African tribe of the Ngok Dinka, which is allied with the south, and the Arab tribe of Misseriya, which is allied with the north, both claim the area.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The People of the People (Moin Jaang) saharanvibe. blogspot.com Location: The Dinka are a group of several closely related peoples living in southern Sudan along both sides of the White Nile.

    WN.com - Articles related to SUDAN: Monitoring peace in the border badlands 2010

  • The People of the People (Moin Jaang) saharanvibe. blogspot.com Location: The Dinka are a group of several closely related peoples living in southern Sudan along both sides of the White Nile.

    WN.com - Articles related to SUDAN: Monitoring peace in the border badlands 2010

  • The People of the People (Moin Jaang) saharanvibe. blogspot.com Location: The Dinka are a group of several closely related peoples living in southern Sudan along both sides of the White Nile.

    WN.com - Articles related to SUDAN: Monitoring peace in the border badlands 2010

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