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Fulani

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

noun

, plural Fu·la·nis, (especially collectively) Fu·la·ni
  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. -nis-ni another name for Fula
  3. -nis-ni a humped breed of cattle from W Africa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Fula or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Also in Africa’s most populous nation, a growing scramble for limited resources between farmers and herders has in recent years spiraled into a deadly ethnic conflict between the Fulani and Hausa communities.

From Ozy

The Fulani are traditionally herders while the Hausa are mostly farmers.

From Ozy

While there, said Blake, “somebody calls her and they were speaking Fulani.”

Thompson said the tape was played Wednesday for Diallo in her native Fulani language and an interpreter explained what was on it.

But it was in the dialect of the West African Fulani language and for weeks no translation was available.

As I left him, I clasped his hand and said "jaarama"—thank you, in Fulani.

I fear, however, these are exceptional cases and that the ordinary life of the women of the ruling Fulani class is a hard one.

The Fulani rulers, following the Eastern fashion, have large harems and keep their women very secluded.

The Fulani, however, still continue to bring us milk, and butter for cooking.

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