Agar Dinka people
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The Agar Dinka people are a subgroup of the Dinka ethnic community of South Sudan, known for their Nilotic heritage, cattle-herding culture, and distinctive dialect within the Dinka language continuum.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
subgroup of the Dinka people ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Nilotic cattle culture ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set system
ⓘ
cattle-name system ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | Lakes State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfCountry | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticFamily | Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect | Agar Dinka dialect ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bahr el Ghazal area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dinka language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Western Dinka dialect cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Atuot people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ciec Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ Jur people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dinka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic peoples of the Nile Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Lakes State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central South Sudan ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Abyei Dinka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bor Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ Malual Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ Rek Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ Twic Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Dinka religion ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Agar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCultureWith | other Dinka sections ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agropastoralism
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
pastoralism
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| usesCattleFor |
bridewealth
ⓘ
rituals ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Agar variety of Dinka ⓘ |
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