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Alur | |
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Lur | |
Region | Orientale Province (Democratic Republic of Congo), Nebbi and Zombo districts of Uganda |
Ethnicity | Alur |
Native speakers | 1.7 million (2001–2014)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | alz |
Glottolog | alur1250 |
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.