Burunge people

Burunge
Waburunge
Total population
30,000 (2007)
Regions with significant populations
 Tanzania

Dodoma Region

(Chemba District)
Languages
Burunge & Swahili
Religion
Christian
African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Iraqw, Gorowa, Alagwa, Kw'adza, Cushitic peoples

The Burunge or Burungi (Waburungi, in Swahili) are a Cushitic ethnic group and among Iraqhw Communities based in the Chemba District of Dodoma Region in central Tanzania. They speak the Burunge language as a mother tongue, which belongs to the South Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. In 2007, the Burunge population was estimated at 30,000 individuals.[1]

  1. ^ "Burunge". Ethnologue. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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