Burunge
Burunge is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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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. The Burunge belong to a cluster of Tanzanian groups known as Southern Cushites; Burunge is classified as part of the South Cushitic language family. The Burunge live in close proximity to speakers of other languages such as the Rangi, Gogo and Sandawe. Ultimately, their language and culture is endangered by a dwindling number of speakers and absorption by larger tribes.
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Words in Burunge
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hedi* | |
| name | 7uma* | |
| eye | 7ila* | |
| ear | 7e7a* | |
| nose | 7urunga* | |
| tooth | 7atlimo* | |
| tongue | TufaraN* | |
| blood | Tede* | |
| bone | fara* | |
| skin | fala* | |
| knee | gurugunda* | |
| breast | 7saN* | |
| liver | jxaye* | |
| water | ma7ay* | |
| fire | 7ahla* | |
| sun | letu* | |
| star | tiTaxu* | |
| stone | tla7a* | |
| mountain | 7oN* | |
| tree | xa7imo* | |
| leaf | loxiya* | |
| night | 7amasi* | |
| dog | gwehera* | |
| fish | samaki* | |
| louse | 7ita* | |
| one | leN* | |
| two | Tad* | |
| drink | kidahu* | |
| see | haxari* | |
| hear | 7axasara* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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