Dinka

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a tribe of South Sudan.
  2. 2
    a Nilotic language, spoken in South Sudan wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Nilo-Saharan language spoken by these people.

Synonyms

All synonyms
dinka languageenglishjangheylanguage

Etymology

From Dinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ (“people”).

Related phrases

nilo saharansouth sudan

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