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Fula

//ˈfuːlə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A language spoken in West Africa.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a largely pastoral Muslim people of West Africa.
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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