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Dinka

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋkə/
Definition of Dinka

noun (plural same or Dinkas)

  • 1a member of a Sudanese people of the Nile basin.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Nilotic language of the Dinka, with about 1.4 million speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Dinka or their language.

Origin:

from the local word Jieng 'people'

Dinka in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Dinka in the US English dictionary
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