Example Sentences

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The conflict in has largely pitted the two largest ethnic groups against each other -- the Dinka aligned mostly with Kiir, and the Nuer mostly with Machar.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

These have been fuelled by ethnic divisions - Kiir is Dinka, while Machar is Nuer - and competing political ambitions.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

The country, over the last years, has seen the limits of the peace deal forged between South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and his Nuer deputy, Riek Machar.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023

Kiir comes from South Sudan's largest ethnic group, the Dinka.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2023

At the time I thought he was too strict, but now I realize that he was raising me to be strong, as a Dinka man should be.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau