Burun language

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Burun
Lange
Native to Sudan
Region Blue Nile
Ethnicity Burun
Native speakers
50,000 (2022) [1]
Dialects
  • Maiak
  • Mughaja
  • Kurmuk
Arabic
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bdi
Glottolog buru1301

Northern Burun is a Nilotic language of Sudan. Blench (2012) lists the three varieties separately.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Burun at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed Access logo transparent.svg