Burji

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Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south of Lake Chamo; into Oromia region.

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Kenya

Language NameBurji

User Population

36,900 in Kenya (2019 census), based on ethnicity.

Location

Marsabit county: Moyale township area.

Alternate Names

Bambala

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Home, social gatherings without outsiders. Adults only. Positive attitudes. Shifting to Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo [gax].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Brought from Ethiopia in the 1930s to build roads from Moyale to other north Kenya towns. Christian, traditional religion.