"Dinka" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Dinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ (“people”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|din|Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ|t=people}} Dinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ (“people”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dinka
  1. The Nilo-Saharan language spoken by these people. Categories (topical): Languages, Tribes
    Sense id: en-Dinka-en-name-FdvmSmE8 Disambiguation of Languages: 89 11 Disambiguation of Tribes: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 19 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 73 27

Noun

Etymology: From Dinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ (“people”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|din|Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ|t=people}} Dinka Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ (“people”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Dinka pl (plural only)
  1. A tribe of South Sudan. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (A Nuer people in Africa): Muɔnyjiëëŋ (Dinka), dinka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Dinka-en-noun--erv4Hre

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