Din·ka (d ng k )n. pl. Dinka or Din·kas 1. A member of a traditionally pastoral people of the Nile valley in southern Sudan. 2. The Nilotic language of this people. [Probably ultimately from Dinka jieng, person.] |
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]
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| Noun | 1. | Dinka - a Nilotic language Nilotic, Nilotic language - a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group |
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