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Dinka

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dinka

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

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