Firan language
Plateau language of Nigeria
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Firan or Fəràn (also Ibaas) is a Plateau language[3] closely related to Izere. Most Firan speakers are multilingual in Firan, Hausa, English, Iten and sometimes Berom.[4]
| 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 |
Personyes Fɨràn
Peopleyes Bèfɨràn
LanguageFɨràn
| Fɨràn[2] | |
|---|---|
| Person | yes Fɨràn |
| People | yes Bèfɨràn |
| Language | Fɨràn |
Phonology
Consonants
/Cj/ and /Cw/ sequences are permitted but are uncommon
Vowels
Tones
There are 5 tones -- high, mid, low, rising and falling. The rising and falling tones are described as 'aris[ing] from sequences of level tones', but it is not clear what is meant by that, as there are no long vowels in the language.[5]
