Moru is a

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spoken in

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by the

Moru people Moru may refer to: * Moru people, an ethnic group of South Sudan ** Moru language * Moru, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province * Moru, Kerman Muruiyeh ( fa, موروييه, also Romanized as Mūrū’īyeh; also known as Mooroo’eyeh Siriz, Mor ...

. Dialects are Agi, Andri, ’Bali’ba, Kadiro, also known as Lakama’di, Miza and Moruwa’di.

Demographics

A 2013 survey reported that ethnic Moro (Moru) reside in Kozi and Ngode Bomas, Kozi Payam,

Maridi County Maridi County is an administrative area in Western Equatoria, South Sudan. It borders Mvolo County to the north-east, Mundri West County to the east and Ibba County to the west. It also borders Lakes State (Wulu County) to the north-west, Central ...

Literature

The Moru language has been maintained through the use of the language in the church, particularly the

Episcopal Church of the Sudan The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, formerly known as Episcopal Church of Sudan, is a province of the Anglican Communion located in South Sudan. The province consists of eight Internal Provinces (each led by an archbishop) and 61 ...

(ECS). A number of editions of the Prayer Book (Buku Mätu Ro) and the hymn book (Buku Loŋgo ro) have been published over the years. The Moru primer 'Kito Lusi ro Luka be' was first published in 1953 and has been reprinted many times since. This is primarily a primer for use in schools. An adult literacy primer 'Buzevosite' was also produced in the 1970s and published by New Day Publishers in

Juba Juba () is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...

. This primer, in keeping with the strong

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commitment of the Moru people, has a Christian theme. The New Testament and

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, 'Taobaro To'di', was first published in 1951. The full Moru

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, 'Baibolo Alokado', with both the

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and the

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was published by the

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in Sudan in 1999.Baibolo Alokado. Bible Society in Sudan. 1999 In 1981 a collection of local folk tales was published in Moru Kediro in the form of two booklets, one of which is available as a pdf file on the internet
Kitoŋwa Tauni’ba yi
and Kitoŋwa ‘di Odo’ba yi.

References

External links

Buku Mätu Ro Ta Sakaramenta Ro Ndi Ota Aza Känisa Ro Be Kigye
Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in Moru Moru-Madi languages Languages of South Sudan {{ns-lang-stub