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Dinkaid

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Dinkaid
Similar Types Shari, East Sudanid, Shillukid, Pre Nilotid, South Nilotid
Group Nilotid
Distribution Map

Description

Nilotid proper that shows the most pronounced Nilotic features: the tallest, most long-legged and one of the darkest phenotypes in the world. Typically found in the swamp areas of the Upper Nile in South Sudan. Most common in Dinka and Nuer, but also Atuot, Atwot, Agar, Bor, more mixed in Lotuko and Karamojong.[1]

Physical Traits

Black skin and kinky hair. Very tall, the tallest of all modern phenotypes. Hyperbrachyskelic, extremely ectomorph with thin hips and rather gracile upper bodies. (Hyper-)dolichocephalic, mildly hypsicranic. Wider faces than Shillukid. Mildly platyrrhine, the forehead steep, the lips full and the chin sturdy. In some individuals, pseudo-Mongoloid eyes can appear. Prognathy is weak or absent.



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