The People of The Nile: The Dinka

The Dinka are a tribe which consists of many smaller tribes. The word Dinka means "People" they are the people of the Nile, Nilotics. Many are found in Sudan.

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The Dinka have heads of clan's which are the leaders they sometimes perform spiritual offerings of bulls to The God of Abraham. When a boy is to become a man they cut engravings on his forehead with a sharp knife and he is given an extra name normally the color of a bull. It is believed that spiritual powers are derived from nature.

Facts

*The Dinka are a very tall people
*They are farmers
*Their cattle are used for marriage and spiritual rituals. INTERESTING FACT: (In the Bible God creates cattle other animals are named by ADAM.)
*There are over 4 million of them.
*The Dinka have no centralised political authority, instead they have independent but interlinked clans