Fulani (redirected from Fulas)

Fu·la·ni  (flän, f-lä-) also Fu·la (fl)

n. pl. Fulani or Fu·la·nis also Fula or Fu·las

1. A member of a pastoral, largely Muslim people inhabiting parts of West Africa from northern Nigeria to Mali and the Atlantic coast.

2. The West Atlantic language of this people.

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Fulani [fuːˈlɑːnɪ ˈfuːlənɪ]

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) 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. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -nis, -ni another name for Fula (the people)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) pl -nis, -ni a humped breed of cattle from W Africa

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Fula or their language

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Fulani - a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith Fellata, Fula, Fulah, Fulbe African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
	2.	Fulani - a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages Ful, Peul, Fula West African - a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa