Southern Burun language

Southern Burun is a Western Nilotic language of Sudan. It is a dialect continuum with Burun proper (Northern Burun), Mabaan/Ulu, and Jumjum (Arabic: جوم جوم).

Southern Burun
Tüŋ Mäbaan
Native toSouth Sudan, Sudan
RegionUpper Nile–Blue Nile border
EthnicityJumjum
Native speakers
180,000 (2017–2022)[1]
Dialects
  • Bwonyin
  • Ulu
  • Twok
Arabic
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
mfz – Mabaan
jum – Jumjum
Glottologmaba1272
ELPMabaan

Sample Text

Sample texts from "Mabaan Dictionary".[2]

Translation Nyanna, when you go to Mulle's village, ask Mulle for my oil gourd the gourd that she borrowed the other day. When she gives it to you bring it in your hand so that I can pour out some of my oil because I don't have any left.
Latin Script Ñanna,ne i ooddi ban Mullinyɛ,dala ne i toocca Mulliti te lwañgɔn ’ya lwañgɔn ’uannɛ ɛkɛ oŋiti. Dala ne i ’wondi owwa bieŋiti aŋka ’ya buaga luayi ñɔn ’ya acaan ’ya balka gɛɛl moki bɛɛ.

Phonology

These are from the Jumjum dialect.[3]

Vowels

Burun has 8 vowels. All vowels have long equivalents.

Front Back
unrounded rounded
Close i u
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Close-mid
Open-mid ɛ ʌ ɔ
Open a

Consonants

Burun has 20 consonants.

Bilabial Labiodental Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop voiceless p t c k ʔ
voiced b d ɟ g
Fricative voiceless θ
voiced ð
Nasal m ɱ n ɲ ŋ
Approximant w l j
Trill r

References
  1. Mabaan at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
    Jumjum at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
  2. Mabaan dictionary (Archive)
  3. "PHOIBLE Online -". phoible.org. Retrieved 2019-01-26.


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