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Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Easyincome24: 6:23am On May 17, 2021
The tallest group of people on Earth is not located in the US nor as generally believed to emerge from the Asia.

All you need is to travel to South Sudan then located the Dinka people. You will be amazed to meet yourself becoming a dwarf in their midst as an average number of them are taller than 6 feet height.

Check the picture below aside these two guys a closer look at the hut in the background, you will see someone in red who is watching afar off too exhibiting the same height.

The Dinka people (Dinka: Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad. The Dinka mostly live along the Nile, from Jonglei to Renk, in the region of Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile (two out of three Provinces which were formerly located in southern Sudan) and the Abyei Area of the Ngok Dinka in South Sudan.

They number around 4.5 million people according to the 2008 Sudan census, constituting about 18% of the population[1] of the entire country, and the largest ethnic tribe in South Sudan. Dinka, or as they refer to themselves, Muonyjang (singular) and jieng (plural), make up one of the branches of the River Lake Nilotes (mainly sedentary agripastoral peoples of the Nile Valley and African Great Lakes region who speak Nilotic languages, including the Nuer and Luo). Dinka are sometimes noted for their height. With the Tutsi of Rwanda, they are believed to be the tallest people in Africa. Roberts and Bainbridge reported the average height of 182.6 cm (5 ft 11.9 in) in a sample of 52 Dinka Agaar and 181.3 cm (5 ft 11.4 in) in 227 Dinka Ruweng measured in 1953–1954.

However, it seems the stature of today's Dinka males is lower, possibly as a consequence of undernutrition and conflicts. An anthropometric survey of Dinka men, war refugees in Ethiopia, published in 1995 found a mean height of 176.4 cm (5 ft 9.4 in). Other studies of comparative historical height data and nutrition place the Dinka as the tallest people in the world.

The Dinka people have no centralised political authority, instead comprising many independent but interlinked clans. Some of those clans traditionally provide ritual chiefs, known as the "masters of the fishing spear" or beny bith, who provide leadership for the entire people and appear to be at least in part hereditary.

Their language, called Dinka or "Thuɔŋjäŋ" (Thoŋ ë Muɔnyjäŋ), is one of the Nilotic languages of the eastern Sudanic language family. The name means "people" in the Dinka language.[citation needed] It is written using the Latin alphabet with a few additions.

Source:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinka_people

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by LawLord247: 6:28am On May 17, 2021
Ok

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Kosoco(m): 6:34am On May 17, 2021
They haff long legs

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Augla1: 6:53am On May 17, 2021
Kosoco:
They haff long legs
That can't take them to the gonment!

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by fuckingAyaya(m): 6:58am On May 17, 2021
Even the tallest basketball player in NBA history was from south sudan,but I think he's late Or so.

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by JuanJO(m): 6:58am On May 17, 2021
God is indeed wonderful.


The same God that maketh Eastern express high way safer because of UGM.
He will still disgrace Buhari out from that Asorock.

Imagine buying a bag of sachet water #250 embarassed embarassed embarassed

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Easyincome24: 7:29am On May 17, 2021
fuckingAyaya:
Even the tallest basketball player in NBA history was from south sudan,but I think he's late Or so.
This is God's artistic handiwork. He also made the shortest group of people in the world too.

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by yanabasee1(m): 7:32am On May 17, 2021
How I love tall, slim girls and crush on them still amaze me...

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Easyincome24: 7:36am On May 17, 2021
Augla1:

That can't take them to the gonment!

You are a clout. What does long leg got to do with government?
Funny you!

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Opak001(m): 7:38am On May 17, 2021
If you are among the "future is female ",and you are looking for God fearing, dark skin,and most important tall. The location is here.
In oluwa burna voice..beb give me the location and u know the rest...

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Easyincome24: 7:46am On May 17, 2021
Opak001:
If you are among the "future is female ",and you are looking for God fearing, dark skin,and most important tall. The location is here.
In oluwa burna voice..beb give me the location and u know the rest...
Funny you, guy!
Are you aware that both their females and males have this gene?
So, if you are also a man seeking a tall and slim girl, here is a place to visit.

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by triple996(m): 8:03am On May 17, 2021
Shit
Dis people are tall shocked

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Augla1: 8:58am On May 17, 2021
Easyincome24:


You are a clout. What does long leg got to do with government?
Funny you!
In the world where we are, long legs is one of the things that takes you to places and open doors which ordinarily you cannot open

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Inkopere: 12:18pm On May 17, 2021
I ones had a friend that was very tall, anytime we are going out I'll tell him " guy, dey go abeg I dey your back" , walking with these kind of people will just make u look very short

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by bluefilm: 12:22pm On May 17, 2021
Tufiakwa

This is highly disgusting.

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Kondomatic(m): 2:30pm On May 17, 2021
Imagine say nah Ishlove or Poco pose with these guys. gringrin


They will have to either climb the men to get a kiss if they want it, or beg them to bend down or maybe wait until they're abed to sleep

SMH

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Perfecttouchade: 2:36pm On May 17, 2021
Oh great
Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Twelfthman: 3:26pm On May 17, 2021
Sudanese are mostly tall.
Surely a place to visit

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by beautyhd: 5:00pm On May 17, 2021
That basketball pic, I don't know what to say.

See one struggling to get a good high jump to throw the ball and another just with a hand stretched gets the ball to the basket.

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Easyincome24: 5:21pm On May 17, 2021
beautyhd:
That basketball pic, I don't know what to say.

See one struggling to get a good high jump to throw the ball and another just with a hand stretched gets the ball to the basket.


Such typifies life's issues where some people make it there on time because of their connection and network while others struggle on their own to reach the top.

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by infini771: 5:40pm On May 17, 2021
Hey mod! Are you sleeping?

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by bcali: 7:39pm On May 17, 2021
Twelfthman:
Sudanese are mostly tall.
Surely a place to visit

South Sudanese are indeed tall specially Dinka, but Sudanese are not that tall generally, but normal height.


average Sudanese

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by BrainEya(m): 8:25pm On May 17, 2021
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After this, I'm deactivating.


Lemme port to Sudan fa. I want my 10 kids to be giant with worrisome muscle... So I can get my own country since Biafra still dey dream...

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by LordJoffrey(m): 9:07pm On May 17, 2021
Abeg is the guy in the last picture levitating or what¿
Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by pocohantas(f): 9:15am On May 18, 2021
Kondomatic:
Imagine say nah Ishlove or Poco pose with these guys. gringrin


They will have to either climb the men to get a kiss if they want it, or beg them to bend down or maybe wait until they're abed to sleep

SMH

Lol. You guys underestimate my size and height. grin grin

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Kondomatic(m): 9:50am On May 18, 2021
pocohantas:


Lol. You guys underestimate my size and height. grin grin
Have we not seen your height and size?
Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Teaser4(m): 11:46am On May 18, 2021
If I catch that girl in middle of those two tall men..

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Teaser4(m): 11:47am On May 18, 2021
Kondomatic:
Have we not seen your height and size?
have seen her size, she carry back

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by pocohantas(f): 12:25pm On May 18, 2021
Kondomatic:
Have we not seen your height and size?
Pictures are deceptive. grin

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Re: Dinka, South Sudan: The Tallest People In Africa (Photos) by Kondomatic(m): 12:57pm On May 18, 2021
pocohantas:

Pictures are deceptive. grin
Who said it's in pictures?

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