Moru
E905401
Moru is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Moru people in South Sudan.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Sudanic language
ⓘ
language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Moru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Moru proper
ⓘ
Moru-Miza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Moru–Madi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Lakamadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakamadi-Miza continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ Miza NERFINISHED ⓘ Moru proper ⓘ Wira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | moru1253 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | mgd ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus | regional language in South Sudan ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SVO word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguages |
Avokaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baka (Ubangi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Madi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant length distinctions
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasScriptDevelopment | orthography based on Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| isNotSameAs |
Moru language of Papua New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nilo-Saharan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Equatoria State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Equatoria State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Moru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | South Sudan ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Central Sudanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moru–Madi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
religious activities ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education at local level
ⓘ
local churches in South Sudan ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.