Peul
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9.9
A language spoken by Fulani people across West Africa
- noun
:
peul
- The teacher spoke to her students in Peul, as many of them were from the Fulani community.
Examples
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He learned Peul to communicate better with his friends from Senegal.
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In several regions, Peul serves as a common language for trade and conversation.
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A swimming "peul"?
Synonyms
Fulani
vsPeul
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8.4
A group of related West African languages used as a common language from Senegal to Chad
refers to the singular language rather than the whole family
Fula
vsPeul
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8.5
A language spoken across West Africa and used by many people to communicate
is the specific single language form used as a lingua franca
Ful
vsPeul
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A language spoken by the Fulani people across West Africa
is strictly the single West African language rather than a group
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peul is the French name for the language of the Fulani people and comes from the group's own name Fulbe or Fula, which means 'people'. So, a helpful way to remember Peul is to think of it as the speech of the Fulbe across West Africa.