- 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...
-
South Sudan. The
Dinka refer to
themselves as
Muonyjang (singular) and
jieng (plural). The
Dinka originated from the
Gezira in what
became Sudan. In...
-
orchestrated by the
President of the
Republic of
South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit,
Jieng Council of
Elders (JCE), and
Dinka high-ranking
military generals within...
-
Following South Sudan's independence, 45
prominent Jieng (Dinka)
politicians and
elders formed the
Jieng Council of Elders,
which is
chaired by a former...
-
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...
- (though
mutually intelligible) to
require separate literary standards. Jaang,
Jieng or
Muonyjieng is used as a
general term to
cover all
Dinka languages. Recently...
-
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...
- 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...
-
successful secession from
Sudan on 9 July 2011. Wanhalel, the
place where first Jieng Customary Laws were
initiated and
hometown to
prominent politician, Gen...
-
Masalit in
North Darfur;
various Nubian dialects of
Northern Sudan; and
Jieng (Dinka) and
Naadh (Nuer) in
Southern Sudan. Many
other languages are spoken...
