FULA

Meaning of FULA in English

[ 'fu:lə ]

■ noun the language of the ~ni people, belonging to the Benue-Congo language family and widely used in West Africa as a lingua franca.

Origin

from ~ pulo '~ person'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FULA — or ~h noun (plural ~ or ~s or ~h or ~hs) Date: 1799 a member of a mainly pastoral African …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FULA — noun see fulani
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULA — noun or fu·lah ˈfülə, ˈfu̇lə ; also ful ˈfül, ˈfu̇l ( plural fula or fulas or fulah or fulahs also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULA — /fooh"leuh, fool"euh/ , n. , pl. Fulas , ( esp. collectively ) Fula . Fulani.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FULA — or Fu·lah ˈfü-lə ( plural Fula or Fulas or Fulah or Fulahs ) Date: 1799 1. : a member of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FULA — [Fu.la] or Fu.lah n, pl Fula or Fulas or Fulah or Fulahs (1832) 1: a member of a mainly pastoral …
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FULA — Fula BrE AmE ˈfuːl ə ▷ Fula|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FULA — n. Variant: or Fu · lah Pronunciation: ' fü-l ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Fula or Fulas or Fulah …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FULANI — noun (plural -ni or -nis) Date: 1855 Fula 1, Fula 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FULAH — noun see: Fula
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
USMAN DAN FODIO — born December 1754, Maratta, Gobir, Hausaland died 1817, Sokoto, Fulani empire Fulani mystic, philosopher, and revolutionary reformer. In a jihad …
Английский словарь Британика
TUKULOR — Muslim people of Senegal and western Mali. Because of extended contacts with the Fulani , the Tukulor speak a dialect …
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JABAL RIVER — or Baḥr al-Jabal River, south-central Sudan. The river flows northward 594 mi (956 km) over the Fula Rapids, past Juba …
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GUINEA-BISSAU — officially Republic of Guinea-Bissau formerly (until 1974) Portuguese Guinea Country, western Africa. Its territory includes the Bijagós Archipelago, off the …
Английский словарь Британика
FULANI — Primarily Muslim people, numbering about 18 million, found in many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad west to the …
Английский словарь Британика
CHAD — French Tchad Country, north-central Africa. Area: 495,752 sq mi (1,283,998 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 8,997,000. Capital: N'Djamena . The …
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CAMEROON — French Cameroun officially Republic of Cameroon Country, West Africa. Area: 183,591 sq mi (475,501 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,185,000. …
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BURKINA FASO — formerly Upper Volta Country, West Africa. A landlocked country, it lies south of the Sahara Desert. Area: 105,869 sq mi …
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ATLANTIC LANGUAGES — formerly West Atlantic languages Branch of the Atlantic comprises some 45 languages spoken by some 30 million people living mainly …
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FULAH — noun see fula
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUL — noun see fula
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULBE — noun see fula
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULANI — noun see fula
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FELLATA — noun see fula
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOAL — I. ˈfōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fole, from Old English fola; akin to Old High German folo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULBE — ˈfül(ˌ)bā noun ( plural fulbe or fulbes ) Usage: usually capitalized : fula 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULANI — ˈfüˌlänē, füˈl- noun Usage: usually capitalized 1. plural fulani or fulanis a. : fula 1a ; especially : the Fula …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FILANI — fə̇ˈlänē noun or fil·la·nin -nə̇n ( plural filani or filanis or fillanin or fillanins ) Usage: usually capitalized : fula
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FULANI — noun ( plural -ni or -nis ) Date: 1855 1. : Fula 1 ; especially : the Fula of northern …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FULANI — [Fu.la.ni] n, pl -ni or -nis (1860) 1: fula 1; esp: the Fula of northern Nigeria and adjacent areas 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIGERIA, FLAG OF — vertically striped green-white-green national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2. From the late 17th century in what is …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATLANTIC LANGUAGES — formerly West Atlantic languages branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken primarily in Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, …
Britannica English vocabulary

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