Burunge language

Burunge
Burunge
Burungaisoo
Native to	Tanzania
Region	Dodoma
Ethnicity	30,000 Burunge (2007)
Native speakers	28,000 (2009)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic South Rift West Burunge; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bds
Glottolog	buru1320
ELP	Burunge

Burunge (also Bulunge, Burunga Iso, Burungee, Burungi, Kiburunge, Mbulungi, Mbulungwe) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Tanzania in the Dodoma Region, by the Burunge people, a small community of about 28,000 native speakers that live in the Northeastern region of Tanzania.^[1] The Burunge belong to a cluster of Tanzanian groups known as Southern Cushites, which also categorizes Burunge as part of the South Cushitic language family.^[2] The Burunge live in close proximity to other languages such as the Rangi, Gogo and Sandawe, and ultimately, their language and culture is endangered by dwindling number of speakers and absorption by larger tribes.

^ ^a ^b ^c Burunge at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
^ Lamberti, M. (1991). Cushitic and its classifications. Anthropos, (H. 4./6), 552–561.

[e27-1] Burunge at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)

[Lamberti,_M._1991-2] Lamberti, M. (1991). Cushitic and its classifications. Anthropos, (H. 4./6), 552–561.

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