Fulani
Americannoun
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Also Fulah a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through western Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
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the language of the Fulani, a Niger-Congo language closely related to Wolof.
noun
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the language of the Fula, belonging to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family, widely used as a trade pidgin in W Africa
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another name for Fula
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a humped breed of cattle from W Africa
adjective
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The nomadic Fulani and Tuareg communities have been particularly targeted, often accused of links to jihadists or separatists.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Aliyu Abdullahi Isa, a 25-year-old Fulani herder, knows the names of all the 20 white cattle grazing on the remains of dry stalks of maize.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
He delivered the message in both the Bambara and Fulani languages, a sign that he hopes to unite the different communities in Mali.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Acled said in all four cases Fulani militia groups, locally called "bandits", were responsible for the kidnappings.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
They tell of the great herds of the Fulani, who peddle their hides even upon the Slave Coast, whence my mother was dispatched.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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