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Dinka

Dinka

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A Nilotic language spoken mainly in South Sudan
  • noun
: dinka
  • Many people in South Sudan speak the Dinka language as their first language.

Examples

  • The Dinka language has many dialects.

  • Some words in Dinka have no direct translation in English.

  • He is studying the Dinka language at university.

  • Many people in South Sudan speak Dinka as their first language.

  • Can you speak Dinka?

  • He is studying the Dinka language at university to better communicate with the local community.

  • Some words in Dinka are unique and have no direct translation in English, making it a rich language.

Synonyms

Dinka language
vsDinka
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A language spoken by the Dinka people of South Sudan

is the same meaning but uses the definite article to identify it

Compounds

Dinka language
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A language spoken by the Dinka people of South Sudan

Surface Forms

Dinka singular
Dinkas plural

Etymology

Dinka is the name of a people from South Sudan, and so it is also the name of their language, like 'English' or 'French'. So when you see Dinka as a language, think of the people who speak it.