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Culture Summary: Barundi

Human Relations Area FilesNew Haven, Conn.Published In 2010 • Pages:

By: Trouwborst, Albert.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the Barundi. Information is presented on major aspects of Barundi culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Barundi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
No date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
General Barundi; Burundi
NotesAdditional notes
Albert Trouwborst
This culture summary is based on the article, "Barundi" by Albert Trouwborst, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Supplement Volume. Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, and Ian Skoggard, eds. New York: Macmillan Reference, USA, 2002. Teferi Abate Adem wrote the synopsis and indexing notes in May 2009.The section on demography was updated on June 16, 2010 with information from CIA's World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html), and an estimate by IMF quoted in The Economist (http://www.ciaonet.org/atlas/BI/Economy/Background/20080602_15584.html).
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Rundi (African people)