Alur (Dho-Alur
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Western Nilotic
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language spoken in the southern
West Nile region
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Location
The sub-region is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the s ...
of
Uganda
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and the northeastern
Ituri Province
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of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. The language's subdialects are Jokot, Jonam/Lo-Naam (mainly spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Mambisa and Wanyoro.
Phonology
Vowels
Alur has 9 vowels.
Consonants
Alur has 23 consonants.
Grammar
Alur has an SVO word order.
Orthography
The Alur language has no officially accepted orthography. However, informal conventions have been established in written materials and road signs.
First, there is usually no written tonal distinction. Second, the phonemic distinction between /Å‹/ and /ng/ is occasionally reflected in the orthography, with /Å‹/ represented by 'Å‹' and /ng/ represented by 'ng'. However, /Å‹/ is also frequently written as 'ng', confusing it orthographically with /ng/.
References
External links
Examples of AlurThe New Testament in Alurwith text and recordings.
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Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages of Uganda
Luo languages