Fulani

American  

[foo-lah-nee, foo-lah-] / ˈfu lɑ ni, fʊˈlɑ- /

(French) Ful

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.

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Fulani British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Fula or their language

Example Sentences

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

Amongst themselves the militants spoke Fulfude - the language of the Fulani ethnic group spoken in many West African countries - but communicated with the locals in Hausa, the lingua franca of the region, he said.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC