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 to | Nigeria |
| Region | Plateau State |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2019)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fir |
| Glottolog | fira1238 |
| ELP | Firan |
| Fɨràn[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | yes Fɨràn |
| People | yes Bèfɨràn |
| Language | Fɨràn |
Phonology
editConsonants
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Firan at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ a b c "A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Firan [fir] Language of Plateau State, Nigeria". SIL International. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
Further reading
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