First Known Use: 1861
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Dinka
noun Din·ka \ˈdiŋ-kə\
plural Dinkas also Dinka
Definition of DINKA
1
: a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south central Sudan
2
: the Nilotic language of the Dinkas
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Origin of DINKA
probably ultimately from Dinka jieŋ, a self-designation
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