Pular
E289566
Pular is a major variety of the Fula (Fulfulde) language spoken primarily in Guinea and neighboring West African countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pular canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fula language variety
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Fouta Djallon region
ⓘ
surface form:
Fouta Djallon Fula
Futa Jalon Fula ⓘ Guinean Fula ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Fulani
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Fula
Fulfulde ⓘ
surface form:
Maasina Fulfulde
Pulaar ⓘ |
| glottologCode | futa1246 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Fouta Djallon
ⓘ
surface form:
Fouta Djallon Pular
Fuuta Jalon Pular ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
subject–verb–object basic word order ⓘ verb aspect marking ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | implosive consonants in some dialects ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | fuf ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Atlantic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup |
Fula language
ⓘ
surface form:
Fula languages
|
| languageOf |
Fulani
ⓘ
surface form:
Fula people
Fulani ⓘ
surface form:
Fulani people
|
| lexicalInfluenceFrom |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Pulaar
ⓘ
Pular self-link ⓘ |
| primaryCountry |
The Gambia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gambia
Guinea ⓘ Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Mali ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| recognizedStatus | national language of Guinea ⓘ |
| region |
Fouta Djallon
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| scriptReform | Adlam script standardization ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Fula language
ⓘ
Fulfulde ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Guinea ⓘ |
| usedBy | millions of speakers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic religious instruction in West Africa
ⓘ
education in Guinea ⓘ radio broadcasting in Guinea ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Adlam script
ⓘ
Arabic script ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.