Dinka
Dinka is a Nilotic language spoken in Sudan and South Sudan.
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Words in Dinka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | TaN* | |
| name | aTac* | |
| eye | 5ian* | |
| ear | yiT* | |
| nose | wuom* | |
| tooth | leT* | |
| tongue | liEp* | |
| hand | Tin* | |
| blood | Ti* | |
| bone | guaN* | |
| skin | dEl* | |
| knee | nhial* | |
| breast | 8in* | |
| liver | Tua5* | |
| water | piu | |
| fire | maT* | |
| sun | akol* | |
| star | kuel* | |
| stone | dot* | |
| mountain | gat* | |
| tree | tim* | |
| leaf | lar* | |
| night | wEr* | |
| dog | gal* | |
| fish | raT* | |
| louse | 5ok* | |
| one | tok* | |
| two | reu* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | yin* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- South Central DinkaNilotic58% alike
- Southeastern DinkaNilotic56% alike
- ReelNilotic30% alike
- LuwoNilotic26% alike
- ShillukNilotic22% alike
- AdholaNilotic22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.