Alur

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
alz
Alternate Names
Aloro, Alua, Alulu, Dho Alur, Jo Alur, Lur, Luri
Population

750,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 1,367,000.

Location

Orientale Province, Mahagi territory, northwest to Djalasiga area. Also in Uganda.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern, Luo-Acholi, Alur-Acholi, Alur
Dialects

Jonam, Ngora. Lexical similarity: 96% between the Jonam and Ngora dialects.

Language Development
Poetry. Radio programs. Films. Videos. Dictionary. Bible: 1936–1955.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Alur
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.

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