Fur (bèle fòòr / fòòraŋ bèle / فوراوي)

Fur is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by about 900,000 people in Darfur in the south west of Sudan. There are also some speakers of Fur in Chad. It belongs to the Fur branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.

Fur is related to Amdang and Mimi, which are spoken in Chad.

Fur alphabet and pronunciation

Notes

Fur is a tonal language with tones marked as follows:

High tone is marked by an acute accent: ´
Low tone is marked by a grave accent: `
Falling tone is marked by a circumflex: ^
Rising tone is marked by a wedge: ˇ
Long vowels are written doubled.

Download an alphabet chart for Fur (Excel)

Information compiled by Michael Peter Füstumum

Sample video in Fur

Links

Information about Fur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_language
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_(Sprache)
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/fvr

Nilo-Saharan languages

Acholi, Alur, Aringa, Avokaya, Baka, Bari, Beli, Bongo, Daza, Dholuo, Dinka, Dongotono, Fur, Jur Modo, Kanuri, Karamojong, Keliko, Komo, Lotuko, Lokoya, Lopit, Lugbara, Maasai, Ma'di, Morokodo, Moru, Narim, Nuer, Nobiin, Old Nubian, Olu'bo, Shilluk, Toposa, Uduk, Wa'di, Zaghawa, Zarma

Other languages written with the Latin alphabet

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