Fula (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Fulbe
• Fellata
• Fulani
• Fulah

Hypernyms

• African

Meaning ²

A family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Ful
• Fulani
• Peul