Fulbe
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9.9
- noun
- As a result of the proselytizing mission of the Fulbe during the jihad, Adamawa and Yola have assumed a distinctively Muslim character.
- Fulbe women
- many Fulbe
- Yola Fulbe
Examples
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Trading has "always" been the responsibility of other groups, to the extent that Fulbe leaders often invited traders, such as the Hausa or Kanuri, to develop this necessary activity in their communities.
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Table 1 suggests a great disparity between the trading practices of the Fulbe and those of other ethnic groups.
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Whereas some women do not trade at all, especially the Fulbe, those who do so generally extract a large profit.
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But often as well, many Muslims seek the benefits of incorporation into the Fulbe identity.
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Even among the few Fulbe women who reported that they did trade, hardly any used their incomes for dowry.
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Fulbe customs now include a strong aversion to direct involvement in these kinds of activities.
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Christian missionaries were effective only in some rural areas, and only recently have some Christians migrated to the Fulbe towns.
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Married Fulbe women's avoidance of active trade may also be regarded as a manifestation of the Fulbe desire to dominate their region politically and culturally.
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Indeed, Fulbe go to great lengths not to eat in public, and I personally was advised on many occasions by Fulbe associates in Adamawa not to purchase and eat food in public, lest they be shamed.
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The Fulbe are known for their rich cultural traditions as pastoralists in West Africa.
Synonyms
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7.5
A person from a West African people who herds cattle and moves from place to place
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9.3
A person from a West African group who moves with cattle and is mostly Muslim
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9.9
A person from the Fulani group in West Africa
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9.9
A person from a nomadic West African group who herds cattle and is usually Muslim
A nomadic Muslim people in West Africa who herd cattle
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fulbe is the name this group uses for themselves and in their language it means 'people' or 'the people'. They are known across West Africa as traditional, often nomadic cattle herders, so thinking of Fulbe as 'the people' who move with their herds helps explain the word today.