Alur language

Alur
Lur
RegionOrientale Province (Democratic Republic of Congo), Nebbi and Zombo districts of Uganda
EthnicityAlur
Native speakers
1.7 million (2001–2014)[1]
Dialects
  • Jonam
  • Mambisa
  • Wanyoro
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3alz
Glottologalur1250

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.

  1. ^ Alur at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Closed access icon