Burunge people
Waburunge | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 30,000 (2007) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tanzania
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| 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 Iraqw Communities based in the Chemba District, Dodoma 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.