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
- ^ Burak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.