Fur languages

Fur languages

      two closely related languages that form part of the Nilo-Saharan language family (Nilo-Saharan languages). Fur proper is spoken mainly in western Sudan (Sudan, The) and adjacent parts of Chad. The closely related Amdang language is spoken by the Amdang of The Sudan, who are also called Biltine, or Mimi; the latter name, however, is used for a number of ethnic groups in the area who speak different languages (see BTW: The peoples known as Mimi). Many speakers of Fur and Amdang languages who live in urban settings are shifting to Arabic (Arabic language) as a first language.

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