Jur Modo

Jur Modo is a Central Sudanic language spoken in South Sudan by about 100,000 people, mainly in the region of Mundri in the east of Western Equatoria State in the south west of the country. It is also known as Jur or Modo. Dialects include Lori, Modo, Wira and Wetu.

Jur Modo alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Jur Modo (Excel)

Notes

Jur Modo has two tones: a high tone, which can be marked with an acute accent (á), and a low, which can be marked with a grave accent (à).

Information compiled by Michael Peter Füstumum

Sample text

Bo ënyï kileki kiya zïnnï, bo iya te, “Ɔdɔ këddï kumötuke iyake te, ‘ꞌBu ze möyï yï köꞌbö rɔ ma koro. Iꞌdi ŋere löbu ꞌbï kako.
Oja gɔ akonyo ꞌba mï kada ma dɔ kɔtɔ nduwë zize.
Ola ze gɔ lende kënyë ze ga römöyï dola ya ma pili kirasi lende zize naga. Tine kinza koto ze dë mï bi ꞌba akiyɔzɔ.’”

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1744/LUK.11.BEK

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos

Information about Jur Modo | Numbers

Links

Information about the Jur Modo language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jur_Modo_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modo_(langue) https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/10/06/46/100646256099282892829790816212446104791/OPSL_9.pdf
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/jur.html
http://www.language-archives.org/language/bex
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/bex

Central Sudanic languages

Aringa, Avokaya, Bagirmi, Baka, Beli, Bongo, Jur Modo, Keliko, Lugbara, Ma'di, Morokodo, Moru, Naba, Ngambay, Olu'bo, Wa'di

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 26.06.25

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