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Burun people

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

The Burun are a Luo Nilotic ethnic group from South Sudan.[1] They live in and around the Upper Nile Valley in the eastern part of Upper Nile State. They speak Burun, a Luo 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 Upper Nile State.

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  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.