Firan language
Firan or Fəràn is a Plateau language closely related to Izere. Most Firan speakers are multilingual in Firan, Hausa, English, Iten and sometimes Berom.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labialvelar | Glottal | |
| Plosive | b p | d t | ɡ k | ɡ͡b k͡p | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||
| Sibilant affricate | ts | d̠ʒ t̠ʃ | ||||||
| Sibilant fricative | z~dz s | ʃ | ||||||
| Non-sibilant fricative | f | h | ||||||
| Approximant | j ɥ | w | ||||||
| Tap/flap | ɾ | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
/Cj/ and /Cw/ sequences are permitted but are uncommon
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
| Close | i | ɨ | u | ||
| Close-mid | e | o | |||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |||
| Open | a |