SUMMARY

The Dinka are the largest non-Arab ethnic group in Sudan and the Dinka language is the first language for about one tenth of the Sudanese population. In southern Sudan the Dinka is the largest ethnic group. They are mainly cattle pastoralists who live on either side of the White Nile and across Bahr al-Ghazal. Traditional Dinka culture follows the flooding and receding of the Nile waters. The Dinka are divided into ten different subgroups Atuot, Aliab, Bor, Chiej, Agar, Gok, Rek, Twij, Malual, and Ngok. These subgroups sometimes fight against each other but most often unit if they come into conflict with an outside enemy.

The Aliap Dinka inhabits the Lake state in central Southern Sudan.

The Aliab Dinka group has been involved in the non-state category of UCDP organised violence.