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Dinka [ˈdɪŋkə] n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -kas, -ka a member of a Nilotic people of the S Sudan, noted for their height, which often reaches seven feet tall: chiefly herdsmen 2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family [from Dinka jieng people] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Joseph (whose Dinka tribal name was Malual Manyok Duot) says he was about 8 when he left home. Just days ago I spoke with His Holiness Mar Dinka IV, the Patriarch of the Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, who told me that the priests in Iraq can no longer wear their clerical robes in public. The Dinka of Sudan man's corset was a fine example of design form reflecting function: The strands of beads form a tightly fitted, buttoned corset, which is easily transported by its owner as he moves his herd across the southern part of Sudan. |
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