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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fulani \fu"lani\ n.
the language of the fulani people, a member of the
niger-congo family of languages. --rhud
pjc
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fulahs \fu"lahs`\, foolahs \foo"lahs`\, fulani \fu"lani\, n.
pl.; sing. fulah, foolah. ethnol.
a peculiar african race of uncertain origin, but distinct
from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of
western soudan. their color is brown or yellowish bronze.
they are mohammedans. called also fellatahs, foulahs, and
fellani. fulah and fulani are also used adjectively; as,
fulah or fulani empire, tribes, language.
1913 webster
see also:
fulah foolah fellatahs foulahs fellani
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
fulani
n 1: a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western africa;
they are traditionally cattle herders of muslim faith
syn: fula, fulah, fellata, fulbe
2: a family of languages of the fulani people 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 syn: fula, ful, peul
see also:
fula fulah fellata fulbe ful peul
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