Alur language

Alur (Dho-Alur ) is a Western Nilotic language spoken in the southern West Nile region of Uganda and the northeastern Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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.

	Front	Central	Back
Close	Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink
Near-close	Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink
Close-mid	Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink
Open-mid	Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink
Open		Template:IPAlink

Consonants

Alur has 23 consonants.

	Labial	Labio-dental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	Template:IPAlink			Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink	Template:IPAlink
Plosive	Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink	Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink			Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink
Fricative		Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink				Template:IPAlink
Affricate					Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink
Trill				Template:IPAlink
Approximant	Template:IPAlink			Template:IPAlink		Template:IPAlink

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 Template:IPAslink and is occasionally reflected in the orthography, with Template:IPAslink represented by 'ŋ' and represented by 'ng'. However, Template:IPAslink is also frequently written as 'ng', confusing it orthographically with .

External links

• Examples of Alur.
• The New Testament in Alur text.