Fula

Language of West Africa of the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family

Languagenatural language macrolanguage modern languageQ33454

Also known as Fulah · Fulani · Fula language · Ful language · Fulah language · Fulani language

Speakers: 24M(2007)
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1.Stated in Nationalencyklopedin
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Subclass of: Senegambian
, Niger–Congo
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1.Stated in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
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Script: Latin script
, Ajami script
, Adlam

Overview

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Fula, natively known as Fulfulde and also known as Fulani or Fulah, is a Senegambian language spoken by around 36.8 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stretches across some 18 countries in West and Central Africa. Along with other related languages such as Serer and Wolof, it belongs to the Atlantic geographic group within Niger–Congo, more specifically to the Senegambian branch. Unlike most other Niger-Congo languages, Fula does not have tones.

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68 statements · 15% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Wikimedia language code: ff
Native label: Fulfulde
𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪
Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object
Category for films in this language: Category:Fula-language films
Members / parts: Maasina Fulfulde
Eastern Fula
Pulaar
Borgu Fulfulde
Pular
Western Niger Fulfulde
UNESCO language status: 1 safe

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39 identifiers linking Fula across the web's reference databases

15.0000, -13.0000OpenStreetMap ↗

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