Padang Dinka subgroup
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The Padang Dinka subgroup is a major regional division of the Dinka people of South Sudan, distinguished by its own dialects, cultural practices, and territorial identity within the broader Dinka ethnolinguistic community.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic subgroup
ⓘ
regional division of the Dinka people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nile River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudanese civil conflicts ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | inter-communal disputes over grazing land and water ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBeforeIndependence | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set initiation systems
ⓘ
bridewealth payments in cattle ⓘ cattle-related rituals ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Agar Dinka subgroup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bor Dinka subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Malual Dinka subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Rek Dinka subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicRegion | Greater Upper Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticCommunity | Dinka ethnolinguistic community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
distinct cultural practices within Dinka culture
ⓘ
distinct dialectal features within Dinka language ⓘ strong territorial identity ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue | centrality of cattle in social and ritual life ⓘ |
| hasDialect | Padang Dinka dialects ⓘ |
| hasKinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| hasLivelihood | seasonal transhumance with cattle ⓘ |
| hasMarriageSystem | exogamous clan marriage rules GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMusicTradition | Dinka praise songs and cattle songs ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | genealogies and migration histories ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
lineage-based organization ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialIdentity | Padang area of the Dinka homeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jonglei region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unity region NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicallyLocatedIn | South Sudanese states along the White Nile and Sobat areas ⓘ |
| regionType | riverine and savanna zones ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Dinka religion ⓘ |
| sharesCultureWith | other Dinka subgroups ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| uses | cattle as measure of wealth ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Dinka (Padang varieties) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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