Fur language
Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Sudan and Chad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fur language (or For; Fur: bèle fòòr or fòòraŋ bèle; Arabic: فوراوي, Fûrâwî; sometimes called Konjara by linguists, after a former ruling clan) is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Fur of Darfur in Western Sudan and Chad. It is part of a broader family of languages known as the Fur languages.
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Fur | |
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bèle fòòr | |
Native to | Sudan, Chad |
Region | Darfur, Sila |
Ethnicity | 1.3 million Fur (2023)[1] |
Native speakers | 790,000 (2004–2023)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | fvr |
Glottolog | furr1244 |
Linguasphere | 05-CAA-aa |
Geographic distribution of Fur | |
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