Moru

E905401

Moru is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Moru people in South Sudan.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Moru canonical 8
Moru–Madi 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Sudanic language
language
natural language
country South Sudan
ethnicGroup Moru people
hasAlternativeName Moru proper
Moru-Miza
hasAncestor Proto-Moru–Madi
hasDialects Lakamadi
Lakamadi-Miza continuum
linked to: Lakamadi

Miza
Moru proper
Wira
hasGlottocode moru1253
hasISO639-3Code mgd
hasLanguageStatus regional language in South Sudan
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
tonal language
hasNeighboringLanguages Avokaya
Baka (Ubangi)
Madi
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant length distinctions
contrastive tone
vowel length distinctions
hasScriptDevelopment orthography based on Latin alphabet
isNotSameAs Moru language of Papua New Guinea
linked to: Moru language

Moru people
partOf Nilo-Saharan language family
region Central Equatoria State
Western Equatoria State
spokenBy Moru people
spokenIn South Sudan
subclassOf Central Sudanic languages
Moru–Madi languages
usedFor daily communication
religious activities
traditional oral literature
usedIn education at local level
local churches in South Sudan
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lugbara subfamily Moru–Madi
linked to: Moru
Omi language subfamily Moru–Madi
linked to: Moru