Burak language

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]

Burak
Ɓúúrák
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Gombe State
Native speakers	(4,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Bambukic Bikwin–Jen Bikwin Burak–Loo Burak
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bys
Glottolog	bura1271

Ɓúúrák[2]
Person	yu Ɓuurak
People	yele Ɓuurak
Language	nyuwǎ Ɓúúrák

Religiously, the Burak traditionally practice ancestor veneration, in a similar manner to the Pero.^[3]