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Runga people

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Runga
Total population
96,000
Regions with significant populations
 Chad66,000
 Central African Republic30,000
Languages
Runga, Chadian Arabic, French, Sango
Religion
Islam (mainly Sunni)

The Runga are an ethnic group in Chad as well as the Central African Republic, in which they are found in the north and northeast of the country. The majority of the Runga are Muslim.[1]

Organization

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The Runga are distinguished[2] between the Runga who speak Chadian Arabic and the Runga-Aiki who speak Aiki (and often also Arabic). Despite this linguistic distinction, there is a great cultural homogeneity.[2]

Notable People

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Notes

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  1. ^ Collins, Laura; Vlavonou, Gino (2022-05-20). "A State of (Dis)unity and Uncertain Belonging: The Central African Republic and its Muslim Minority". Islamic Africa. 12 (2): 186–210. doi:10.1163/21540993-01202002. ISSN 0803-0685.
  2. ^ a b UNICEF Mendiguren (2012). "Etude anthropologique de l'organisation sociale et politique des communautés en Centrafrique et des organisations à assise communautaire" (PDF). grupodeestudiosafricanos.org (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2018..