The Boya (also spelled Buya; called Larim and Langorim by the Didinga people) are a

Surmic The Surmic languages are a branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family. Today, the various peoples who speak Surmic languages make their living in a variety of ways, including nomadic herders, settled farmers, and slash and burn farmers. Th ...

ethnic group numbering 20,000 to 25,000 people living in Budi County, part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

ese state of

Eastern Equatoria Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km2. The capital city is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 F ...

. The language of the Boya is the

Narim language, related to that of the

Didinga The Didinga (also spelled DiDinga) are a Surmic ethnic group that occupy the Didinga Mountains region in Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. They live in the valleys, on the plateaus and slopes, and on the adjacent plains of t ...

, Tenet and Murle in South Sudan. The people mostly live in the south and west Boya Hills, in the Mt. Kosodek and Mt. Lobuli areas. The main town is Kimatong, at the foot of the hills. They are agro-pastoralists, cultivating sorghum, maize, and beans, but mainly involved in livestock herding, hunting game and fishing.

Notable people

* Lopez Lomong, an American track athlete and Olympian * Peter Lomong, track athlete

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The Larim (Boya) of South Sudan
(Pitt Rivers Museum Photograph and Manuscript Collections) Surmic peoples Ethnic groups in South Sudan Eastern Equatoria {{SouthSudan-ethno-group-stub