The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: FUR
ISO 639-2: ssa
| Population | 500,000 in Sudan (1983 Bender). Population total both countries 502,000. |
| Region | Northern Sudan, Dar Fur. Also spoken in Chad. |
| Alternate names | FOR, FORA, FORDUNGA, FURAWI, FURAKANG, FORTA, FOROK, KONJARA, KUNGARA, YERGE, ONAGE, KORRA, KADIRGI, KURKA, DALA, LALI |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Fur. |
| Comments | Largely uniform with some dialect differences. Those in urban situations are shifting to Arabic. SOV. Mountains, foothills, lowland. Agriculturalists: millet, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, spices, fruit; cattle. Muslim. |
| Chad |
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