SUMMARY

The Dinka was the largest non-Arab ethnic group in Sudan and the Dinka language was the first language for about one tenth of the Sudanese population. After the formation of South Sudan in 2011 the Dinka became its 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 different subgroups and sometimes these groups fight against each other but most often unite if they come into conflict with an outside enemy.

The Luac Juang Dinka is part of the Southwestern Dinka and inhabits primarily the Warap state in central South Sudan.

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