Alur language


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 subialects are Jokot, Jonam/Lo-Naam, Mambisa and Wanyoro.

Phonology

Vowels
Alur has 9 vowels.
FrontCentralBack
Closeiu
Near-closeɪʊ
Close-mideo
Open-midɛɔ
Opena

Consonants
Alur has 23 consonants.

Grammar

Alur has an SVO word order.

Orthography

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