Alur (Dho-Alur ) is a Western Nilotic language spoken in the southern West Nile region of

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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.

Orthography

The Alur language has no officially accepted orthography. Some informal conventions have been established in written materials and road signs. There is usually no written tonal distinction. Second, the phonemic distinction between and is occasionally reflected in the orthography, with represented by 'ŋ' and represented by 'ng'. However, is also frequently written as 'ng', confusing it orthographically with .

References

External links

Examples of Alur

The New Testament in Alur
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