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Dinka


Din·ka

noun \ˈdiŋ-kə\
plural Dinkas also Dinka

Definition of DINKA

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

Origin of DINKA

probably ultimately from Dinka jieŋ, a self-designation
First Known Use: 1861

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