Runga people

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Runga
Total population
96,000
Regions with significant populations
 
Muslim

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

The Runga are distinguished[2] between the Runga who speak 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

Notes

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  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..