Main Entry:

Din·ka

Pronunciation:

\ˈdiŋ-kə\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Dinkas also Dinka

Etymology:

probably ultimately from Dinka jieŋ, a self-designation

Date:

1861

1 : a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south central Sudan 2 : the Nilotic language of the Dinkas