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