Dinka is one of those languages that are incredibly important in a regional area of the world - in this case Southern Sudan, but largely unknown outside of it.
The Dinka language is a Nilotic dialect cluster spoken by the Dinka ethnic group, which is the largest ethnic group of South Sudan. Although Arabic plays a dominant role as the mother tongue, lingua franca, and second language of many South Sudanese people, its usage is decreasing due to the increasing importance of using Sudanese languages, including the Dinka language in the area.
Dinka is divided into four dialect groups: Padaang is the northern group, while Rek, Agaar and Bor are the western, southern and eastern groups respectively. The Dinka dialects have significant grammatical, lexical and phonological differences and thus communicating with these people using their own dialects is essential in order to be translated properly and correctly.
The Arabic language has influenced Dinka due to the dominance of Arabic-speaking traders since the 19th century. Communication and dealing with the Arabic speakers resulted in the Dinka people learning and communicating with the Arabic language. Hence, the emergence, development and spread of the Arabic language in the country has resulted in the powerful influence of the Arabic language on the Dinka language. In addition, due to the massive influence of the Arabic on the Dinka language, Arabic together with English was promoted to be official languages of South Sudan.
If this country is using two major languages in the world, do its people still need to utilize professional translation services?
South Sudan initially created literacy in the Arabic and English languages but in practice, they have been engaging and preferred to communicate using their own dialect prior to the peace treaty for their freedom, which was signed in 2005. In addition, the South Sudanese sustain their international presence and independence culturally through their own language, and thus communicating with them using their own language and dialects is helpful and vital to these people.
Due to the high commitment of the Dinka people to their culture, communicating with them using their own language is necessary. In addition, it is true that looking for the most professional language agency that can perform an accurate Dinka language translation and interpreting services is highly beneficial.
It is necessary to choose a translation agency that has professional Dinka translators that are highly educated Dinka language specialists. It should always be remembered that translation is more than just converting texts from one language into another, and thus, Dinka language translators should have excellent writing skills and he or she must be knowledgeable about the Dinka culture to be able to deliver an accurate Dinka translation that is a a mirror copy of the text in the source language.
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