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Fulani People
The Fulani people of West Africa are the largest nomadic group in the world. As a group they contain a vast array of diverse people who were conquered and became a part of the Fulani through the spread of Islam.
The origins of the Fulani people are highly disputed, some believe that they are of North African or Arabic ursprung, characterized bygd the lighter skin and straighter hair. Some Africans even refer to them as "white people". However, recent studies show that they descend from nomads from both North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. The Fulani were the first group of people in West Africa to omvandla to Islam through jihads, or holy wars, and were able to take over much of West Africa and establish themselves not only as a religious group but also as a political and economical force.
The Fulani are a very proud people; they are the missionaries of Islam and continued to conquer much of West Africa. The Fulani are primarily nomadic herders and traders. Through their nomadic lifestyle they established numerous trade routes in West Africa. Many times the Fulani go to local markets and interact with the people, getting news and spreading it through much
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Fula / Fulani / Fulbe / Peul/ Fallata
The Fula,Fulani, or Fulbe people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa but also in South Sudan, Sudan, and regions near the Red Sea coast. The approximate number of Fula people is unknown due to clashing definitions regarding Fula ethnicity; various estimates put the figure between 35 and 45 million worldwide.
Geographic distribution
The Fula people are widely distributed, across the Sahel from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea, particularly in West Africa. The countries where they are present include:
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Names
There are many names (and spellings of the names) used in other languages to refer to the Fulɓe:
- Fulani, Fula, is borrowed from the Hausa term Fula, from Manding languages commonly
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Fula people
Ethnic group in Sahel and West Africa
"Fulani" redirects here. For other uses, see Fulani (disambiguation).
Ethnic group
Fulɓe
𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤩𞤫Wodaabe Fulbe men during Guérewol, Niger
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