Twic Dinka
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Twic Dinka are a distinct subgroup of the Dinka ethnic community of South Sudan, known for their pastoralist lifestyle, clan-based social structure, and rich cultural traditions.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dinka subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ pastoralist community ⓘ |
| conflictExperience |
Second Sudanese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudanese internal conflicts ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set system
ⓘ
bridewealth in cattle ⓘ cattle camp songs ⓘ initiation rituals ⓘ scarification (declining practice) ⓘ |
| culturalValue |
centrality of cattle to social status
ⓘ
strong clan solidarity ⓘ |
| displacementHistory | internal displacement during civil wars ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housingType | thatched huts ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Dinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihoodChallenge |
cattle raiding
ⓘ
drought ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| mainLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | bridewealth-based marriage ⓘ |
| musicTradition | praise songs for cattle and warriors ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
proverbs
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
clan elders council ⓘ |
| region | Greater Bahr el Ghazal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Dinka religion ⓘ |
| residencePattern | patrilocal residence ⓘ |
| riteOfPassage |
female initiation rituals
ⓘ
male initiation into age-sets ⓘ |
| seasonalMovement | dry-season cattle camp migration ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based system ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Dinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supremeDeityName | Nhialic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
belief in a supreme deity
ⓘ
veneration of ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agropastoralism
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
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