Fulani

[foo-lah-nee, foo-lah-]

Fu·la·ni

[foo-lah-nee, foo-lah-]
noun, plural Fu·la·nis, (especially collectively) Fu·la·ni for 1.
1.
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
2.
the language of the Fulani, a Niger-Congo language closely related to Wolof.
Also, Ful, Fula, Peul.
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Fulani is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Fulani (fuːˈlɑːnɪ, ˈfuːlənɪ)
 
n , -nis, -ni, -nis, -ni
1.  the language of the Fula, belonging to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family, widely used as a trade pidgin in W Africa
2.  another name for Fula
3.  a humped breed of cattle from W Africa
 
adj
4.  of or relating to the Fula or their language

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