Alur language
{{Short description|Western Nilotic language of Uganda}}
{{verify|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Alur
|nativename={{lang|alz|Lur}}
|region=Orientale Province (Democratic Republic of Congo), Nebbi and Zombo districts of Uganda
|ethnicity=Alur
|speakers={{sigfig|1.735|2}} million
|date=2001–2014
|ref=e22
|familycolor=Nilo-Saharan
|fam2=Eastern Sudanic?
|fam3=Southern Eastern?
|fam4=Nilotic
|fam5=Western
|fam6=Luo
|fam7=Southern Luo
|fam8=Adhola-Alur-Luo
|dia1=Jokot
|dia2=Jonam
|dia3=Mambisa
|dia4=Wanyoro
|script=Latin
|iso3=alz
|glotto=alur1250
|glottorefname=Alur
}}
Alur (Dho-Alur {{IPA|[d̟ɔ.a.lur]}}) 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.{{Cite web |title=Alur,Lwo to English dictionary . |url=https://lughayangu.com/alur |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Lughayangu}}
Phonology
= Vowels =
= Consonants =
Alur has 23 consonants.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! ! Labial ! Dental ! Alveolar ! Palatal ! Velar ! Glottal |
| Nasal
| {{IPAlink|m}} | | | {{IPAlink|n}} | | {{IPAlink|ɲ}} | {{IPAlink|ŋ}} | |
|---|
| Plosive
| {{IPAlink|p}} {{IPAlink|b}} | | {{IPAlink|t̟}} {{IPAlink|d̟}} | {{IPAlink|t}} {{IPAlink|d}} | | | {{IPAlink|k}} {{IPAlink|ɡ}} | |
| Fricative
| | {{IPAlink|f}} {{IPAlink|v}} | | {{IPAlink|s}} {{IPAlink|z}} | | | | {{IPAlink|h}} |
| Affricate
| | | | | {{IPAlink|tʃ}} {{IPAlink|dʒ}} | | | |
| Trill
| | | | {{IPAlink|r}} | | | | |
| Approximant
| {{IPAlink|w}} | | | {{IPAlink|l}} | | {{IPAlink|j}} | | |
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 {{IPAslink|ŋ}} and {{IPA|/ng/}} is occasionally reflected in the orthography, with {{IPAslink|ŋ}} represented by 'ŋ' and {{IPA|/ng/}} represented by 'ng'. However, {{IPAslink|ŋ}} is also frequently written as 'ng', confusing it orthographically with {{IPA|/ng/}}.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070422165351/http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/JPN-alur.html Examples of Alur].
- [https://live.bible.is/bible/ALZBSU/MAT/1 The New Testament in Alur] text.
{{Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{Languages of Uganda}}
{{Eastern Sudanic languages}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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