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ISO 639-3: mur

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Adkibba, Agiba, Ajibba, Bangalam, Beir, Merule, Mourle, Murele, Murelei, Murule, Ngalam, Olam

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEMurle Genesis Translation. The Long Now Foundation. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_mur_gen-1

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Murle. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:mur
  2. ONLINEMurle Swadesh List. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_mur_swadesh-1

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Murle. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:murl1244
  2. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Murle. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:murl1244
  3. ONLINEMurle Grammar. Arensen, Jon. 1982. Summer Insitute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_mur_morsyn-1
  4. ONLINEMurle Orthography. Hartell, Rhonda L. 1993. BREDA Press. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_mur_ortho-1
  5. ONLINEMurle Phonology. Arensen, Jon. 1982. Summer Insitute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_mur_phon-1
  6. Murle language. Unseth, Peter. 2007. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica 3, Siegbert Uhlig (ed.). oai:sil.org:1908
  7. ONLINEOccasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages No. 2. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1982. Summer Institute of Linguistics and University of Juba. oai:sil.org:35946
  8. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Murle. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:mrl
  9. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Murle. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src240

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINELinguistic Analyses: the Non-Bantu Languages of North-Eastern Africa. Tucker, A. N.; Bryan, M. A. 1966. Oxford University Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:848
  2. ONLINEA Comparative Study of the Phonetics and Phonology of Surmic Languages. Yigezu, Moges. 2001. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:927
  3. ONLINEA Murle Grammar. Lyth, R. E. 1971. Sudan Research Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum. oai:refdb.wals.info:1294
  4. ONLINEMice are men: language and society among the Murle of Sudan. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1992. International Museum of Cultures. oai:refdb.wals.info:4969
  5. ONLINEWord order shift in negative sentences of Surma languages. Unseth, Peter. 1986. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:5079
  6. ONLINEMurle Categorization. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1998. Surmic Languages and Cultures. oai:refdb.wals.info:5239
  7. Aspects of language and society among the Murle of Sudan. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1991. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:724
  8. Mice are men : language and society among the Murle of Sudan. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1992. Publication (International Museum of Cultures (Dallas, Tex.)) ; no. 27. oai:gial.edu:22608
  9. Surrey Person Syncretism Database. Baerman, Matthew. 2002. University of Surrey. oai:surrey.smg.surrey.ac.uk:personsyncretism
  10. ONLINEMurle: a language of South Sudan. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:mur
  11. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Murle. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_mur
  12. Literacy without schools: the Murle of Sudan. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1999. SIL International. oai:sil.org:1111
  13. ONLINEA typological anomaly in some Surma languages. Unseth, Peter. 1987. SIL International. oai:sil.org:1760
  14. Sticks and Straw: Comparative House Forms in Southern Sudan and Northern Kenya. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1983. International Museum of Cultures. oai:sil.org:7956
  15. Mice are men: Language and society among the Murle of Sudan. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1992. International Museum of Cultures. oai:sil.org:8023
  16. Aspects of language and society among the Murle of Sudan. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1991. SIL International. oai:sil.org:9810
  17. On comparing language relationships: a case study of Murle, Kacipo, and Tirma. Arensen, Jonathan E. 1989. SIL International. oai:sil.org:35937
  18. Alphabets of Sudan – Country Introduction from Alphabets of Africa. Eluzai Moga Yokwe. 1993. UNESCO and Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:35983
  19. On the position of Boya in relation to Murle and Didinga. De Jong, Nicolaas; Lokonobei, Lino Locek. 1989. SIL International. oai:sil.org:35989
  20. Interrogatives in Surmic languages and Greenberg’s universals. De Jong, Nicolaas; Arensen, Jonathan E.; Randal, Scott; Unseth, Peter. 1997. SIL International. oai:sil.org:36006
  21. Waragɛ ci miliny Murlɛ. Arensen, Barbara; Arensen, Jonathan E. n.d. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:36200
  22. Wɛrɛgɛ o Loro. Arensen, Jonathan E. (compiler); Idris Nalos (compiler). 1993. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:36206
  23. Waragɛ O Loro. Arensen, Jonathan E. (compiler); Idris Nalos (compiler); Johnson Naji (editor); Arensen, Barbara (illustrator). 1995. SIL International. oai:sil.org:68219
  24. Beniinok o Joowo. n.a. 2017. SIL. oai:sil.org:83095
  25. Writer's Workshop Stories – Murle. Gabriel Amakori Thangko; Joseph James Koko; John Kajac. 2018. SIL South Sudan. oai:sil.org:83209
  26. WARAGƐ O LORO: 1-36. Arensen, Jonathan E. (compiler); Idris Nalos (compiler); Johnson Naji (editor); Arensen, Barbara (illustrator). 2016. SIL South Sudan. oai:sil.org:83241
  27. WARAGƐ O LORO: 37-75. Arensen, Jonathan E. (compiler); Idris Nalos (compiler); Johnson Naji (editor); Arensen, Barbara (illustrator). 2016. SIL South Sudan. oai:sil.org:83242
  28. Nyɛlɔwɛ Murleye 2016. n.a. 2015. SIL-South Sudan. oai:sil.org:83346
  29. Malariya. Gabriel Amakori Thangko (editor); Joseph Moti (translator). 2017. SIL South Sudan. oai:sil.org:83586
  30. P1 Wɛrɛgɛ ci Demziin ci Kaal o Baayizo Dowin 4: Agɔɔn Ɔl ci Tatoog Onan Naa?. Osfaldo C. Lomojo; Adelino Amargira. 2017. SIL South Sudan. oai:sil.org:83587
  31. P2 Wɛrɛgɛ ci Demziin ci Kaal o Baayizo Dowin 6: Ḏoyan ci Dayiino. Richard Lotimanimoi Lomilo. 2017. SIL South Sudan. oai:sil.org:83588
  32. ONLINEMurle Detailed Description. Arensen, Jon. 1982. Summer Insitute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_mur_detail-1

Other known names and dialect names: Adkibba, Agiba, Ajibba, Bangalam, Beir, Merule, Mourle, Murele, Murelei, Murule, Ngalam, Olam

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