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Burun languages
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The Burun languages are a branch of the Western Nilotic languages. They include:
- North Burun (Maiak, Kurmuk, Burun proper)
- South Burun (Mabaan, Ulu, Jumjum)
The languages were first described by Edward E. Evans-Pritchard in 1932. They are a dialect chain, close enough for some mutual intelligibility between neighboring varieties.
Most classifications include the family within the Western Nilotic branch, these include Starostin (2015),[1][2] Hammarström et al. (2016)[3] and Bender (2000). Blench (2012) classifies the family as a primary branch of Nilotic.[4]
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