Firan language

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]

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

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
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Firan [fir] Language of Plateau State, Nigeria". SIL International. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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