Dinka

See also: dinka

English

Etymology

From Dinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ (“people”).

Noun

Dinka pl (plural only)

A tribe of South Sudan.

Translations

A Nuer people in Africa

Dinka: Muɔnyjiëëŋ
Finnish: dinka (fi)

Proper noun

Dinka

The Nilo-Saharan language spoken by these people.

Further reading

ISO 639-3 code din (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for Dinka, din ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

Ethnologue entry for Northeastern Dinka, dip ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Northwestern Dinka, diw ⁠
Ethnologue entry for South Central Dinka, dib ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Southeastern Dinka, dks ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Southwestern Dinka, dik ⁠

Anagrams

Adkin, Dakin, kadin, kinda

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