Alur 1970 Bible Revised Orthography (ALZBSU)

Overview

A complete Bible in the revised Alur orthography, dated 1970 (AB1970), published by the Bible Society of Uganda under the copyright of United Bible Societies; Joshua Project records that the Alur people have a complete Bible in their language. The revised orthography represents an update to the writing system used for earlier Alur-language publications. [1] Alur (also known as Lur) is a Western Nilotic language of the Luo group, closely related to Acholi, Adhola, and other Luo languages. [2] The Alur people trace their origins to the Luo migration from Bahr el Ghazal in South Sudan during the sixteenth century, and they inhabit the West Nile region of northwestern Uganda as well as the Ituri province of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2][3] Christianity was introduced to the Alur through missionary activity, and this edition represents one of the key scripture resources for the Alur-speaking Christian community. [3]

Language and People

Alur (ISO 639-3: alz) is spoken by approximately 1,735,000 people in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo. [Glottolog: alur1250]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Uganda. Translation type: Revision.

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