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#he Dinkaare a group of tribes of south$udan,inhabiting the s%amplands of the &ahr el 'haalregion of theilebasin, Jongleiand parts of southern *ordufanand"pper ileregions #hey are mainly agro+pastoral people, relyingon cattle herding at riverside camps in the dry season and gro%ingmillet(nyan-ang) in fi.ed settlements duringthe rainy season #hey number around /0 million people, constituting about 123 of the population of the entirecountry, and constitute the largest ethnic tribe in$outh $udanDinka, or as they refer to themselves, Mounyjaang,are one of the branches of the River 4akeilotes(mainly agri+pastoral peoples of 5 frica %ho speakiloticlanguages, including theuerand 6aasai) ($eligman 1780) #hey are dark frican people, differing markedly fromtherabicspeaking ethnic groups inhabiting northern $udan Dinka are sometimes noted for their height #he

popular belief that Dinka 9often9 reach more than seven feet finds no support in the scientific literature nanthropometric survey of Dinka men published in 1770 found a mean height of 18/cm, or roughly 0 ft 7/0 in(;hali 1770)#he Dinka have no centralised political authority, instead comprising many independent but interlinked clans;ertain of those clans traditionally provide ritual chiefs, kno%n as the 9masters of the fishing spear9, %ho provideleadership for the entire people and appear to be at least in part hereditary#heir language < also called Dinkaas %ell as 9thu jthuongjang! 9 < is one of theiloticfamily of languages,

belonging to the ;hari+ilebranch of theilo+$aharanfamily #he name means 9people9 in the Dinka language =tis %ritten using the 4atin alphabet %ith a fe% additions:

>a ?>@ &>b ;>c D>d Dh>dh 5>e A>B > > '>g > =>i C> *>k 4>l 6>m >n h>nh y>ny E>F G>o H>I > > P>p R>r #>t #h>th ">u >% K>y

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1 Pastoral $trategies of the Dinka 2 Religious beliefs

N ar %ith the north and status as refugees / ell+kno%n Dinka

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[edit !astoral "trategies of the Dinka

>%iki>=mage:Dryseasonhutspng>%iki>=mage:Dryseasonhutspngn e.ample of dry season site d%ellings ote the conical roofs that are indicativeof these Dinkan residences>%iki>=mage:#oichutspng>%iki>=mage:#oichutspngn e.ample of rainy season temporary settlements ote the stilts upon %hich the huts are

built to protect against periodic flooding of the region $outhern $udan has been described as Oa large basin gently sloping north%ard (Roth 2N),Q through %hich

flo% the&ahr el JebelRiver, the (hite ile), the&ahr el 'haal(am) River and its tributaries, and the$obat, all merging into a vastbarrier s%amp

ast $udanese oil areas to the south and east are part of the flood plain, a basin in the southern $udan into%hich the rivers of;ongo, "ganda,*enya,and5thiopiadrain off from an ironstoneplateau that belts theregions of&ahr 5l 'haaland"pper ile

#he terrain can be divided into four land classes: Sighlandsor open mi.ed%oodland %ith grasses

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bet%een $outhern Rebels and government of $udan illiam Deng hial %as told not to go to $outhern$udan but refused to do so %hich resulted in his death

Dr John 'arang de 6abior, PhD =o%a $tate, Yormer Yirst ice President of $udan and President of $outh$udan, ;ommander in ;hief of$udan PeopleWs 4iberation rmyand ;hairman of $udan PeopleWs4iberation 6ovementSe died on Nth July 20 in an air crash %hich the subseVuent investigation blamedon bad %eather, but about %hich conspiracy theories continue to circulate

bel lier *uai de *ut,Yirst southern $udanese vice president in the government of the republic of the$udan in the seventies and eighties Se has a masters degree in la%$erved under umeiri and $adiV el6ahdi Selped negotiate the infamous ddis baba greement %hich %as dishonored by imeiri and as aconseVuent, southern $udanese officers led by *uanyin &ol staged a rebellion in &or, killing &rigbdallah *hamis and five senior officers before taking to the bush after five days of fighting, hence, giving

birth to $P46> 4t 'eneral $alva *iir 6ayardit, Dr 'arangWs successor as Yirst ice President of $udan and President of

$outh $udan, ;ommander in ;hief of $udan PeopleWs 4iberation rmy and ;hairman of $udan PeopleWs4iberation 6ovement 4t 'eneral $alva *iir %as in airobi %hen the crash that killed Dr John 'arangoccurred 4t 'eneral $alva *iir %as elected to replace Dr John 'arang after his death 4t 'eneral $alva*iir had been a long supporter of Dr John 'arang and he is still loyal to Dr John 'arangWs vision$hockingly, he is presently maintaining close ties %ith&ona 6alual

ictoria Kar rol, ( + 17X)+ Politician, 6ember of Parliament, oman ctivist and the 1st $outhern$udanese %oman to graduate from "niversity Died in 17X after a brief illness

lek ek,a notable fashion model 6anute &ol,Yormer&player one of the t%o tallest players in the leagueWs history 4uol Deng, current & player Yrancis &ok,abolitionist and former slave 4ueth Kak,one of the contribtors in "niversities and 6oral responsibity: 9Respecting Sumanity at Some

and broad9 $yracuse "niversity 6a%ut chiecVue 6ach de 'uarak former child soldier in $udan Se is also an active advocate for the

independence of $outhern $udan 5mmanuel Jal is a Dinka+uer rtist>Rapper %ith number one singles in *enya geer 'um (geerdit), one of the fe% %ell kno%n southern $udanese %omen %ho -oined the %ar of

liberation in 178s $erved as a commander in the $udanese PeopleWs 4iberation rmy ($P4) until shedied of natural causes in the late 177s kut 6aduot,is a youth leader, founder of $outh $udan e.t 'eneration "nion organiation Daniel Deng,;ivil, Disability and Suman Rights ctivist and dvocate, onprofit ;onsultant, =;#

;onsultant, eb and 'raphics Designer + #e.as, "$ yak Ring #hiik,$inger kec yal (6odern Yolk singer + &risbane, ustralia) yankol (6odern Yolk singer + ;anada) Dr Yrancis 6ading Deng, J$D Kale,author, $=$ Research Professor John &ul Dau, one of the 94ost &oys of $udan9, author of 'od 're% #ired of "s, his autobiography, and

sub-ect of the documentary of the same title %ino 'am, $udanese actor appear in #ears of the sun and oices of frica, the &ruce illis movie base

on the igerian &iafra %ar 6raar+5mmanual kook is one of the ne% $outhern $udanese raggae musician 'eorge *ongor rop, former $udanese 2nd vice Presidnent and a retired Police 'eneral

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