Ngok Dinka

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Ngok Dinka are a subgroup of the Dinka people of South Sudan, known for their pastoralist lifestyle and their historical presence in the oil-rich and disputed Abyei region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ngok Dinka 2
Ngok Dinka canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dinka subgroup
ethnic subgroup
affectedBy Abyei conflict
Second Sudanese Civil War
claimsCitizenshipOf South Sudan
conflictPartyWith Misseriya Arabs
conflictRelatedTo oil resources
seasonal grazing routes
countryOfOrigin South Sudan
culturalPractice age-set initiation
cattle-based bridewealth
disputeInvolves South Sudan
Sudan
ethnicGroupOf South Sudan
ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples
governedBy customary chiefs
hasDiasporaIn Europe
Juba
Khartoum
United States
historicalRegion Abyei Area
linked to: Abyei
knownFor conflict over land and grazing rights
presence in oil-rich Abyei region
language Dinka language
languageFamily Nilotic languages
livelihood agro-pastoralism
locatedInDisputedTerritory Abyei Area
linked to: Abyei
mainEconomicActivity cattle herding
mainLivestock cattle
goats
sheep
partOf Dinka people
politicalAlignment largely aligned with South Sudan
primaryRegion Abyei
Kordofan region
linked to: Kordofan
regionRichIn oil
relatedEthnicGroup Agar Dinka
Nuer people
linked to: Nuer

Rek Dinka
Twic Dinka
religion Christianity
traditional African religions
socialStructure clan-based organization
subjectOfAgreement Abyei Protocol of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
traditionalHousing thatched huts
traditionalLifestyle pastoralism
uses transhumant cattle migration

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dinka people subgroup Ngok Dinka
Abyei inhabitedBy Ngok Dinka
linked to: Ngok Dinka
Abyei ethnicGroupMajority Ngok Dinka
linked to: Ngok Dinka