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Nhialic is the
supreme creator god of the
Dinka pantheon,
whose people now
dwell in
South Sudan. When used in the
context of
Dinka language, the term...
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distant from humans.
Nhialic is also
known as Jaak,
Juong or
Dyokin by
other Nilotic groups such as the Nuer and Shilluk.
Nhialic created ex-nihilo and...
- Nana
Buluku Salosteles Sakpata Xevioso Zinsi Zinsu Abuk
Aiwel Deng
Kejok Nhialic Ab****i Atai
Mebege Nzame Baa-Wamnde Bâgoumâwel
Bocoonde Buytoorin Celi...
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believed to be the name of an ancestor, the
first son of the god
Nhialic.
People with the name
originating in
South Sudan include: Deng Adel (born...
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supreme god
Nhialic, he was
regarded as the son of god and
sometimes as the son of the
goddess Abuk. In some
areas of
Dinka country, Deng and
Nhialic are "regarded...
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Dinka religion has a
pantheon of deities. The Supreme,
Creator God is
Nhialic, who is the God of the sky and rain, and the
ruler of all the spirits....
- like most
other Nilotic faiths, is polytheistic, but has one creator,
Nhialic, who
leads the
Dinka pantheon of gods and spirits. He is
generally distant...
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Upper Nile, and Unity. Traditionally, the
Dinkas believe in one God (
Nhialic) who
speaks through spirits (jok) that take
temporary possession of individuals...
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language family.
Their traditional beliefs include the
worship of a high god,
Nhialic,
alongside more
recent Christianity. The
Dinka Malual's
economy is primarily...
