Dinka

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noun

A member of a tribe of South Sudan.

Similar
JangheyDinka language
OriginDinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ →
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Meanings

nounDinka (plural Dinkas or Dinka)

plural Dinkas

  1. A member of a tribe of South Sudan.

    Synonyms: Janghey

proper noun
  1. The Nilo-Saharan language spoken by these people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a tribe of South Sudan.

Similar
Janghey

More synonyms by meaning

nouna Nilotic language, spoken in South Sudan

Similar
Dinka language
Broader
NiloticNilotic language
Also see
janghey

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. DinkaJiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ“people”
  2. EnglishDinka

From Dinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ (“people”).

More words from Dinka

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Translations

Finnish dinka
  • dinkaA Nuer people in Africa

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kindaDakinkadinAdkin
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APA

Dinka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinka

MLA

“Dinka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dinka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinka.

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