ˈfüˌlänē, füˈl- noun
Usage: usually capitalized
1. plural fulani or fulanis
a. : fula 1a ; especially : the Fula of northern Nigeria and adjacent areas
b. : a member of such people
2. plural fulani or fulanis
a. : the language of the Fula people now classified as West-Atlantic and most closely related to Serer — called also Fula, Fulfulde, Peul
b. : a trade language used by other tribes in many areas of West Africa
3.
a. : a West African breed of large white-coated black-skinned humped cattle with horns rising in a lyre-shaped curve
b. plural fulani or fulanis : an animal of this breed