Alur language
language spoken in the southern West Nile region of Uganda.
Alur (Dho-Alur [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.
Phonology
Vowels
Alur has 9 vowels.
Consonants
Alur has 23 consonants.
Central Sudanic influence
The Alur language has significant influence from neighboring Central Sudanic languages, as the Alur are largely descended from central Sudanic speakers who shifted to a Luo language relatively recently.
There is extensive bilingualism between speakers of Alur and the neighbouring Central Sudanic language Lendu. Alur has also been influenced by Central Sudanic varieties such as Okebo and Madi. As Southall observes, speech styles among the Alur have been strongly influenced by their Central Sudanic neighbours, e.g. as shown by the frequent use of ideophonic expressions. The latter often contain implosives as well as labiovelar stops in these languages.
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