The Culture of the Dinka People from Warrap State. 📷: Chol Lual Mathuou #culture #SouthSudan #heritage | Dalwuot Media

Meet the nilotic #Dinka people- The great cattle herders of South Sudan. The Dinka are one of the tallest people in the world. Males can have an average height of 1.9 m (6 ft, 4in), while women of 1.8 m (6 ft). These people have slim but strong bodies, and their heads are more elongated than in the case of the typical African Blacks. The Dinka language (Thong muonyjang or thong-Jieng) and its different variations (dialects) is spoken through Dinka land. For some hundreds of years, the Dinka peop

The dignified cultural way to mourn a great man in Luo. This is a complete Dinka Bhar El Ghazal way of mourning a great man.. Luo and Dinka are just one. Even i can hear some words.. like "Wut" means the clan of the deceased.. it is an emotional action if a Dinka man stands up and sing like that holding spears.. it is done when Dinka community is for war or when someone special is dead. I can now totally believe in history, these people indeed came from Bhar El Ghazal❤️ | Basil Jambason Otieno

Towering young men from Dinka of South Sudan dancing. The Dinka are said to be the world’s known tallest and darkest people. www.theafricanhistory.com | The African History

The Dinka Aliab dance. Aliab is one of the many Dinka clans with very tall and dark people. Dinka Aliab culture is rich and diverse, with a strong emphasis on cattle herding, agriculture, and a cattle-centered way of life. Dinka culture features vibrant music and dance traditions. They use drums, horns, and other traditional instruments, and dancing is an integral part of celebrations, rituals, and daily life. www.theafricanhistory.com | The African History