Mathiang
Mathiang is a common name among Dinka-speakers and a common boma name in South Sudan.
Mathiang (adj. meaning 'brown', or n. 'horse', in Dinka[1]) may refer to:
People
- Mathiang Muo, an Australian-Sudanese professional basketball player for the Hobart Chargers.
Geography
- Mathiang, South Sudan, a boma in Baidit payam, Bor West County, Jonglei State, South Sudan.
- Mathiang boma, Pup Payam, Unity State, South Sudan
- Mathiang boma, Budaang Payam, Unity State, South Sudan
- Mathiang boma, Aweil Town Payam, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan
Other uses
- Mathiang Anyoor (meaning 'Brown caterpillar'), a militia implicated in ethnically-targeted killings carried out during the South Sudanese Civil War
References
- ↑ "Mathiaŋ". Dinka-English Dictionary. Roger Blench. 2005.
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