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Firan language

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Firan
Fəràn, Fɨràn
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
5,000 (2019)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3fir
Glottologfira1238
ELPFiran
Fɨràn[2]
Personyes Fɨràn
Peopleyes Bèfɨràn
LanguageFɨràn

Firan or Fəràn is a Plateau language closely related to Izere. Most Firan speakers are multilingual in Firan, Hausa, English, Iten and sometimes Berom.[3]

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants of Firan[3]
Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Labialvelar Glottal
Plosive b p d t ɡ k ɡ͡b k͡p
Nasal  m  n  ɲ  ŋ
Sibilant affricate dz ts d̠ʒ t̠ʃ
Sibilant fricative z s  ʃ
Non-sibilant fricative  ɸ v f  ç  ɣ  h
Approximant  j  w
Tap/flap  ɾ
Trill  r
Lateral approximant  l


Vowels

Vowels of Firan[3]
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close  i  ɨ  u
Near-close  ɪ  ʊ
Close-mid  e  o
Mid  ə
Open-mid  ɛ ɜ/ə  ɔ
Open a/ɑ


References

  1. ^ Firan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ^ a b c "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Firan [fir] Language of Plateau State, Nigeria". SIL International. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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This page was last edited on 3 January 2023, at 21:02
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