Fula

[ foo-luh, fool-uh ]

noun

, plural Fu·las, (especially collectively) Fu·la.

1. Fulani.

Fula

/ ˈfuːlɑː; ˈfuːlə /

noun

1. -la-las-lah-lahs a member of a pastoral nomadic people of W and central Africa, living chiefly in the sub-Sahara region from Senegal to N Cameroon: a racial mixture of light-skinned Berber peoples of the North and darker-skinned W Africans
2. the language of this people; Fulani

Example Sentences

Dozens of immigrants listened to proceedings on headsets with access to simultaneous translations in Wolof, Haitian Creole, Arabic, French, Fula and Bambara.

From Seattle Times

Ms. Fula said hotels that have been provided for temporary shelter are full.

From New York Times

The Kankurang tradition has since spread to other groups in the region — including Wolof, Fula and others — but it is at risk of disappearing because of land development, he said.

From Seattle Times

They built their villages on high ground, with cliffs for lookouts and caves to hide in, and for centuries battled the Fula, or Peuls, who make up about 25 percent of Senegal’s population.

From Washington Post

That journey was pushed in part by a New York City company, Yolélé, which roughly means “let the good times roll” in Fula, a West African language.

From Seattle Times