Fula

See also: fula and fulá

English

Etymology
  • From Manding languages, ultimately from Fula root ful- (pul-)

Noun

Fula (plural Fulas or Fula)

  1. A member of a largely pastoral Muslim people of West Africa.

Synonyms
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  • Fulani (from Hausa; ultimately from Fula root ful- [pul-])
  • Fulbe (from Fula plural noun Fulɓe)
  • Fulah, Foolah (dated)
  • Peul (French equivalent; ultimately from Fula root ful- [pul-] via Wolof)

Translations
  • Note: These translations may be for the plural form.

Proper noun

Fula

  1. A language spoken in West Africa.

Translations
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See also
  • Wiktionary's coverage of Fula terms
  • ISO 639-1 code ff, ISO 639-3 code ful. It's a family of related languages. The individual ones are:

Anagrams

Bambara

Proper noun

Fula

  1. Fula (West African people)

Derived terms
  • Fulakan (Fula language)
  • Fulani (little Fula, considered derogatory)
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