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Burak language

Burak (Ɓúúrák) is an Adamawa language spoken by the Burak people in Nigeria. The main settlement of the Burak, in the northern foothills of the Chonge-Mona Range, is called "Burak" by others but "Tiire" by its inhabitants. Estimates based on the census of 1991 give about 4,634 people living in the Burak Village Area. Other settlements where significant numbers of Burak people live include Looyii, Layara, Daajelum, Taljwi, Pirim, Nyuaabwetek, Nyuaafiikum, and Dikadit. The last of these was once the main settlement of the Burak.

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Burak
Ɓúúrák
Native toNigeria
RegionGombe State
Native speakers
(4,000 cited 1992)1
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3bys
Glottologbura1271
Ɓúúrák2
Personyu Ɓuurak
Peopleyele Ɓuurak
Languagenyuwǎ Ɓúúrák

Burak (Ɓúúrák) is an Adamawa language spoken by the Burak people in Nigeria.3 The main settlement of the Burak, in the northern foothills of the Chonge-Mona Range, is called "Burak" by others but "Tiire" by its inhabitants.3 Estimates based on the census of 1991 give about 4,634 people living in the Burak Village Area.3 Other settlements where significant numbers of Burak people live include Looyii, Layara, Daajelum, Taljwi, Pirim, Nyuaabwetek, Nyuaafiikum, and Dikadit.3 The last of these was once the main settlement of the Burak.3

Religiously, the Burak traditionally practice ancestor veneration, in a similar manner to the Pero.3

References

References

  1. Burak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. Adelberger, Jörg (2024). "The Burak" (PDF). A Comprehensive Ethnographic Overview of the Muri Mountains. Ramsgate, Kent (UK): Mandaras Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906168-16-2.