fulani

See also: Fulani

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English Fulani, French fulani, Spanish fulani). Ultimately from Fula ful-. See English Fulani for further etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfulɑni/, [ˈfulɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -ulɑni
• Syllabification^(key): fu‧la‧ni

Noun

fulani

1. Fula (language spoken in West Africa)

   Synonym: fulanin kieli

Declension

Inflection of fulani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		fulani	—
genitive		fulanin	—
partitive		fulania	—
illative		fulaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		fulani	—
accusative	nom.	fulani	—
	gen.	fulanin
genitive		fulanin	—
partitive		fulania	—
inessive		fulanissa	—
elative		fulanista	—
illative		fulaniin	—
adessive		fulanilla	—
ablative		fulanilta	—
allative		fulanille	—
essive		fulanina	—
translative		fulaniksi	—
abessive		fulanitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fulani (type paperi)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fulanini — accusative nom. fulanini — gen. fulanini genitive fulanini — partitive fulaniani — inessive fulanissani — elative fulanistani — illative fulaniini — adessive fulanillani — ablative fulaniltani — allative fulanilleni — essive fulaninani — translative fulanikseni — abessive fulanittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fulanisi — accusative nom. fulanisi — gen. fulanisi genitive fulanisi — partitive fulaniasi — inessive fulanissasi — elative fulanistasi — illative fulaniisi — adessive fulanillasi — ablative fulaniltasi — allative fulanillesi — essive fulaninasi — translative fulaniksesi — abessive fulanittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fulanimme — accusative nom. fulanimme — gen. fulanimme genitive fulanimme — partitive fulaniamme — inessive fulanissamme — elative fulanistamme — illative fulaniimme — adessive fulanillamme — ablative fulaniltamme — allative fulanillemme — essive fulaninamme — translative fulaniksemme — abessive fulanittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fulaninne — accusative nom. fulaninne — gen. fulaninne genitive fulaninne — partitive fulanianne — inessive fulanissanne — elative fulanistanne — illative fulaniinne — adessive fulanillanne — ablative fulaniltanne — allative fulanillenne — essive fulaninanne — translative fulaniksenne — abessive fulanittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative fulaninsa — accusative nom. fulaninsa — gen. fulaninsa genitive fulaninsa — partitive fulaniaan fulaniansa — inessive fulanissaan fulanissansa — elative fulanistaan fulanistansa — illative fulaniinsa — adessive fulanillaan fulanillansa — ablative fulaniltaan fulaniltansa — allative fulanilleen fulanillensa — essive fulaninaan fulaninansa — translative fulanikseen fulaniksensa — abessive fulanittaan fulanittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• fulaninkielinen

See also

• fulbe

Anagrams

• filuna

French

Noun

fulani m (uncountable)

1. Fula, Fulani (language)

Italian

Adjective

fulani m

1. masculine plural of fulano

Anagrams

• infula

Spanish

Adjective

fulani (invariable)

1. Fula

Noun

fulani m or f by sense (plural fulani)

1. Fula

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان‎ (fulān).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

fulani (n class, plural fulani)

1. a certain thing, esp. a person; somebody

Adjective

fulani (invariable)

1. certain (particular)

Derived terms

• fulanifulani