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ALZ ISO 639-3

Alur

Dho Alur Autonym

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639
alz
Alternate Names
Aloro, Alua, Alulu, DhuAlur, Dhʉ Alur, Jo Alur, Lur, Luri
Autonym
Dho Alur
Population
750,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Total users in all countries: 1,735,000.
Location:
Ituri province: Mahagi territory, northwest to Djalasiga area.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern, Luo-Acholi, Alur-Acholi, Alur
Dialects
Jonam, Ngora. Lexical similarity: 96% between the Jonam and Ngora dialects.
Language Use
A few also use Bangala [bxg]. Also use Congo Swahili [swc]. Used as L2 by Ndrulo [dno].
Language Development
Literature. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 1936–2016.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Alur
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Christian.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Alur
User Population
985,000 in Uganda (2014 census), increasing. Census based on tribal affiliation. 106,000 ethnically identified as Jonam (2014 census).
Location
Arua, Nebbi, Nyadri, Yumbe, and Zombo districts: north of Lake Albert.
Dialects
Jokot, Jonam, Mambisa, Wanyoro.
Language Status
4 (Educational)
Other Comments
Christian.
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Map

Location: Ituri province: Mahagi territory, northwest to Djalasiga area.