Fula

See also: fula and fulá

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːlə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːlə

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.

people

• Catalan: fulbe m or f
• Farefare: sʋlmia, sʋlmia sg, sʋlmiisi pl
• Finnish: fulbet pl
• French: Peul (fr) m, Peule (fr) f
• Fula: Pullo c, Fulɓe c pl
• Hausa: Filani (plural)
• Hindi: फ़ुला m (fulā)
• Moore: silmiiga sg, sĩnmiiga sg, silmiisi pl, sĩnmiisi pl
• Portuguese: fula (pt) m or f
• Yoruba: Fulani

Proper noun

Fula

1. A language spoken in West Africa.

Translations

language

• Catalan: ful (ca) m
• Finnish: fulani (fi)
• French: peul (fr), fufuldé
• Fula: Fulfulde, Pulaar, Pular
• Hindi: फ़ुला m (fulā)
• Irish: Fuláinis f (Fula, Fulani, Pulaar, Peul), Fulfuildis f (Fulfulde)
• Moore: silmiirindi
• Portuguese: fula (pt) m
• Yoruba: Fulani

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Fula terms
• ISO 639-1 code ff, ISO 639-3 code ful (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Fula, ful ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

• Ethnologue entry for Western Niger Fulfulde, fuh ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde, fuq ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Nigerian Fulfulde, fuv ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Adamawa Fulfulde, fub ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Bagirmi Fulfulde, fui ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Maasina Fulfulde, ffm ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Borgu Fulfulde, fue ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Pular, fuf ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Pulaar, fuc ⁠

Anagrams

• Faul

Bambara

Proper noun

Fula

1. Fula (West African people)

Derived terms

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