Burun people

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Burun People
Burun
Total population
54,000
Regions with significant populations
Sudan
Languages
Burun language
Religion
Islam, Ethnic religions

The Burun are a Nilotic ethnic group from Sudan.[1] They live in and around the Upper Nile Valley in Northern part of Maiwut State. They speak Burun, a Nilotic language. This ethnic group numbers about 8,000 persons, according to 2008 Sudan population census. Burun people inhabited the areas present of Dajo, Pacime, Waldese and Kigile in Maiwut State.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (1950). "Nilotic Studies". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 80 (1/2): 1–6. doi:10.2307/2844484. ISSN 0307-3114.