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Fula

Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlə/
(also Foulah, Ful)
Definition of Fula

noun

[mass noun]
  • the language of the Fulani people, spoken as a first language by about 10 million people and widely used in West Africa as a lingua franca. It belongs to the Benue-Congo language family. Also called Fulani, Fulfulde.

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Definition of Fula in the US English dictionary
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