Dinka language

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language
gptkbp:code din
gptkbp:culturalHeritage bilingual education programs
language development projects
taught_in_schools_in_South_Sudan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance cultural heritage
rituals and ceremonies
important_for_Dinka_identity
gptkbp:family gptkb:Nilo-Saharan
gptkbp:hasLanguage distinctive vowel system
endangered status
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease radio broadcasts
local newspapers
online communication
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dinka language
gptkbp:language gptkb:Nilo-Saharan_languages
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Dinka_people
gptkb:Western_Dinka
gptkb:Southern_Dinka
gptkb:Northern_Dinka
gptkb:Eastern_Sudanic_languages
English
vulnerable
local culture
mobile applications
political discourse
oral traditions
agglutinative structure
regional variations
subject-verb-object order
daily communication
regional dialects
poetry and storytelling
varies among speakers
language courses available
impact of conflict
complex noun classes
symbol of ethnic identity
loanwords_from_Arabic
Dinka_dialects
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction gptkb:Nilo-Saharan_family
spiritual practices
various linguistic studies
recording oral histories
home language
gptkbp:languageSpoken community initiatives
traditional music
cultural practices
community efforts
local commerce
flexible word order
gptkbp:notableFeature approximately 2 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Nuer_language
Shilluk language
gptkbp:officialResidence recognized_in_South_Sudan
gptkbp:operationalRole community gatherings
gptkbp:phonology tonal language
gptkbp:providesResourcesFor ongoing linguistic research
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn official documents
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Latin_alphabet