DINKA

Meaning of DINKA in English

[ 'dɪŋkə ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of a Sudanese people of the Nile basin.

2》 the Nilotic language of the ~.

Origin

from the local word Jieng 'people'.

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DINKA — noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: probably ultimately from ~ jieŋ, a self-designation Date: 1861 a member of a pastoral …
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DINKA — Cattle-herding people of the Nile basin in southern Sudan. They speak an eastern Sudanic language of the Nuer . Numbering …
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DINKA — ˈdiŋkə noun ( plural dinka or dinkas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: modification of Dinka jieng people 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DINKA — /ding"keuh/ , n. , pl. Dinkas , ( esp. collectively ) Dinka . 1. a member of a tall, pastoral, …
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DINKA — n. member of simple African people of the Nile Valley in southern Sudan; Nilotic language of the Dinka people
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DINKA — noun ( plural Dinkas also Dinka ) Etymology: probably ultimately from Dinka jieŋ, a self-designation Date: 1861 1. : a …
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DINKA — [Din.ka] n, pl Dinkas also Dinka (1861) 1: a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south …
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DINKA — Dinka village on the Nile River in the southern Sudan also called Jieng, people who live in the savanna country …
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DINKA — Dinka BrE AmE ˈdɪŋk ə ▷ Dinka|s z
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DINKA — n. Cattle-herding people of the Nile basin in southern Sudan. They speak an eastern Sudanic language of the Nilo-Saharan family …
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DINKA — Динка
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DINKA — n. Pronunciation: ' di ŋ -k ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Dinkas also Dinka Etymology: probably ultimately from Dinka …
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SUDAN, THE — officially Republic of the Sudan Country, North Africa. Area: 966,757 sq mi (2,503,890 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 37,090,000. Capital: …
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NUER — People of the marsh and savanna living on both banks of the Nile River in southern Sudan. They speak an …
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NILOT — plural Nilotes Any member of a cluster of east-central African peoples living in southern Sudan, northern Uganda, and western Kenya. …
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NILO-SAHARAN LANGUAGES — Group of perhaps 115 African languages spoken by more than 27 million people from Mali to Ethiopia and from southernmost …
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NILOTIC — I. (ˈ)nī|läd.]ik, -ät], ]ēk\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin niloticus of the Nile, from nilotis, feminine adjective (from Greek …
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TIANG — (ˈ)tē|aŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Dinka : topi ; especially : a rather small purplish red black-marked Senegalese topi …
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NILOTIC — /nuy lot"ik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Nile River or the inhabitants of the Nile region. 2. …
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NUER — [ 'nu:ə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an African people of SE …
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NUER — people who live in the marshy and savanna country on both banks of the Nile River in the southern Sudan. …
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