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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 .
(Top) References. External links. Fur languages. Not to be confused with Fur language. The Fur or For languages constitute a small, closely related family, which is a proposed member of the Nilo-Saharan family. Its members are: Fur in western Sudan and eastern Chad with around 745,600 speakers in 2004.
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The Fur speak the Fur language, which belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family. They also speak Arabic as a lingua franca. There is no written or symbolic script for the Fur language. They recently have been using Arabic or Latin characters to put the language in written form. Most Fur people speak Fur fluently as their mother tongue.
Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of almost all mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket that keeps the animal warm. [1]
Fur muff manufacturer's 1949 advertisement. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued.
Fur, an English rock band; Fur (Jane Wiedlin album), 1988; Fur, 2006 "Fur", a 2010 episode of Haven; The Fur, a 2004 novel by Nathan Hobby; People and language. Fur (surname) Für, a Hungarian surname; Fur people, an ethnic group of Sudan; Fur languages. Fur language; Places. Fur (island), in Denmark Fur Formation, a geologic feature
Fur clothing. Fur clothing is clothing made from the preserved skins of mammals. Fur is one of the oldest forms of clothing and is thought to have been widely used by people for at least 120,000 years. [1] The term 'fur' is often used to refer to a specific item of clothing such as a coat, wrap, or shawl made from the fur of animals.
