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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.
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. Amdang (also called Mimi) in eastern Chad with around 41,100 speakers in 2000.
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The fur trade was a multifaceted, global phenomenon that had a formative influence on the history and cultures of post-contact North America. Archaeological investigations of fur trade-related sites coincide with the inception of historical archaeology.
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What were the main languages spoken by fur traders and their families in the fur trade forts? (I, CC, TCC, ER) 7.1 TOWARD CONFEDERATION (draft for 2006-07)
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There are about 744,000 speakers of Fur mainly in the states of North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur in southwestern Sudan, and also in the east of Sudan. There are also about 1,800 Fur speakers in the Sila region of southeastern Chad.
