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Alur uses the Latin script while Swahili uses the Arabic script. Swahili also reads right-to-left, so the translated text will appear mirrored compared with the Alur input. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
Alur belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family while Swahili belongs to the Niger-Congo family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones between these two.
Alur follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Swahili follows verb-subject-object (VSO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Longer sentences are more likely to shift meaning — splitting them up improves accuracy.
Alur: Approximately 1 million speakers, primarily in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.
Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').
Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').
Verb-subject-object (VSO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and noun class systems.
Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.
Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.
Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Alur is primarily spoken in northwestern Uganda, especially in the West Nile sub-region (Nebbi, Zombo, and Pakwach districts), and parts of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in the Ituri and Haut-Uele provinces.
Uses the Latin alphabet, typically consisting of the following letters: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ŋ, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z.
Alur is a tonal language with two contrastive tones: high and low. Tone is used to distinguish word meanings and grammatical functions. It also features vowel harmony and glottal stops.
Follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. It is an agglutinative language with complex verb morphology that encodes subject, object, tense, aspect, and mood. Noun classes and agreement are also significant features.
Includes loanwords from English, Swahili, and Luganda due to colonial, regional, and trade influences.
Belongs to the Western Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family, closely related to Luo languages such as Acholi and Lango.
Uses the Latin script in orthographies developed by linguists and missionaries, with increasing standardization in educational and religious materials.
Traditionally oral, the written form using Latin script was developed in the 20th century, especially for Bible translation and literacy initiatives.
Approximately 1 million speakers, primarily in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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