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Fula

[ foo-luh, fool-uh ]

noun

, plural Fu·las, (especially collectively) Fu·la.


Fula

/ ˈfuːlɑː; ˈfuːlə /

noun

  1. -la-las-lah-lahs a member of a pastoral nomadic people of W and central Africa, living chiefly in the sub-Sahara region from Senegal to N Cameroon: a racial mixture of light-skinned Berber peoples of the North and darker-skinned W Africans
  2. the language of this people; Fulani


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Light amber in color with a subtle sour finish, Fula is one of Casa Bruja's best sellers.

Casa Bruja's Fula Farmacia Blond Ale sells for $1.95 at Bodega Mi Amiga.

I order a pint a Fula Farmacia, Casa Bruja's 4.7 percent Blond Ale.

Taken as a whole, the Fula race is distinguished by great intelligence, frankness of disposition and strength of character.

The Fula language has as yet found no place in any African linguistic family.

The ruling caste of the Fula differs widely in character from the herdsmen of the western Sudan.

The districts within the great bend of the Niger have a large Fula population.

Like most conquering races the Fula are, however, not of uniform physique, in many districts approximating to the local type.

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