Fulani

(French) Ful

[foo-lah-nee, foo-lah-]

noun

plural

Fulanis ,

plural

Fulani .

1. Also Fulah a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through western Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.

2. the language of the Fulani, a Niger-Congo language closely related to Wolof.

Fulani

/ ˈfuːlənɪ, fuːˈlɑːnɪ /

noun

1. 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

2. another name for Fula

3. a humped breed of cattle from W Africa

adjective

1. of or relating to the Fula or their language

Example Sentences

The gangs are largely composed of ethnic Fulani people, who are traditionally nomadic herders.

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The church attack in southern Kwara state was "part of the Fulani expansionist drive, and as a way to displace the locals from the communities for illegal mining activities", Acled told the BBC.

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These criminal gangs, known locally as "bandits", are largely composed of people from the Fulani ethnic group, who traditionally make their living by raising animals.

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Included in its list of perpetrators are Islamist militant groups like Boko Haram but also Fulani herders.

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Central Nigeria sees violence between Fulani Muslim herders and mostly Christian farmers, though experts say the conflicts are sparked by dwindling land and resources rather than religious differences.

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