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South Sudan. The
Dinka refer to
themselves as
Muonyjang (singular) and
jieng (plural). The
Dinka originated from the
Gezira in what
became Sudan. In...
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Dinka (natively Thuɔŋjäŋ, Thoŋ ë
Jieng or
simply Jieng) is a
Nilotic dialect cluster spoken by the
Dinka people, a
major ethnic group of
South Sudan....
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Following South Sudan's independence, 45
prominent Jieng (Dinka)
politicians and
elders formed the
Jieng Council of Elders,
which is
chaired by a former...
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Arabic it is
known as lalob, hidjihi, intei****, and
heglig (hijlij). In
Jieng it is
called Thou or thau, in
Hausa it is
called aduwa, in Tamasheq, the...
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people of Ngok Lual Yak. Ngok Lual Yak as a
group is an
original Jieng Group. The
Jieng began with the
single family of Deng with his wife Abuk. One myth...
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Masalit in
North Darfur;
various Nubian dialects of
Northern Sudan; and
Jieng (Dinka) and
Naadh (Nuer) in
Southern Sudan. Many
other languages are spoken...
- 2021). "FULL-TEXT:
Jieng Council of
Elders statement on
South Sudan crisis".
Sudans Post.
Retrieved 21
March 2024. "[southsudankob]
Jieng Council of Elders...
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successful secession from
Sudan on 9 July 2011. Wanhalel, the
place where first Jieng Customary Laws were
initiated and
hometown to
prominent politician, Gen...
- spouse. This
unusual type of
marriage is
nearly exclusive to the
Dinka (
Jieng), Nuer, and
Atuot people of
South Sudan although instances of such marriages...
- of the
Dinka as the "Dinkocracy". A
Dinka lobbying group known as the "
Jieng Council of Elders" is
often accused of
being behind hardline SPLM policies...
