Alur
Alur is a Nilotic language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Uganda.
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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.
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Words in Alur
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dano* | |
| name | nyiN* | |
| eye | waN* | |
| ear | it* | |
| nose | um* | |
| tooth | lak* | |
| tongue | lEp* | |
| hand | CiN* | |
| blood | rEmo* | |
| bone | Cogo* | |
| skin | dEl* | |
| knee | CoN* | |
| breast | tuno* | |
| liver | Cwiny* | |
| water | pi* | |
| fire | maC* | |
| sun | CiEN* | |
| star | CEru* | |
| stone | kidi* | |
| mountain | got* | |
| tree | yat* | |
| leaf | oboke* | |
| night | diwuor* | |
| dog | guok* | |
| fish | rEC* | |
| one | aCiEl* | |
| two | ariyo* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | in* | |
| we | wan* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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