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.

Further reading


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feran_language
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