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Fulah

Fulah

1 9.9
A person from a nomadic West African group who herds cattle and is usually Muslim
  • noun
: fula
  • Many Fulah communities maintain traditional customs and speak the Fulfulde language.

Examples

  • The Fulah are well known for their distinctive woven textiles and nomadic lifestyle.

  • Many Fulah communities maintain traditional customs and speak the Fulfulde language.

  • A group of Fulah cattle herders traveled across the savannah in search of better grazing land.

  • The Fulah people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Many Fulahs are known for their traditional music.

  • A group of Fulah cattle herders traveled across the savannah in search of better grazing land.

  • The Fulah are well known for their distinctive woven textiles and nomadic lifestyle.

Synonyms

Fulani
vsFulah
2 7.5

A person from a West African people who herds cattle and moves from place to place

is the same group in meaning but represents another name variant
Fulbe
vsFulah
1 9.9

A person from a West African people who herds cattle and often moves with them

is the same meaning but appears as an alternative name form
Fula
vsFulah
1 9.3

A person from a West African group who moves with cattle and is mostly Muslim

is identical in meaning but uses a different name form
Fellata
vsFulah
  • Archaic
9.9

A nomadic Muslim people in West Africa who herd cattle

is identical in sense but uses a different name or spelling variant

Surface Forms

Fulah singular
Fulahs plural

Etymology

Fulah comes from the name the people use for themselves in their own West African language, like Fulɓe or Fula, which means 'people'. So Fulah is simply the English name for that group of mostly Muslim cattle herders and nomads.