Pulaar

E80128
Atlantic–Congo language Fula language variety Niger–Congo language language

Pulaar is a Fula language variety spoken primarily by the Fula (Fulani) people across West Africa, including in Mauritania, Senegal, and neighboring countries.

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic–Congo language →
Fula language variety →
Niger–Congo language →
language →
closelyRelatedTo Fulfulde →
Maasina Fulfulde →
Pular →
ethnolinguisticGroup Toucouleur people →
hasAlternativeName Futa Tooro Pulaar →
Pulaar Fulani →
hasDialect Fuuta Tooro Pulaar →
Mauritanian Pulaar →
hasGrammaticalFeature noun class system →
subject pronoun system →
verb conjugation by aspect →
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Arabic →
French →
Wolof →
hasPhonologicalFeature ATR vowel harmony →
geminate consonants →
ISO639-3Code fuc →
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages →
Niger–Congo languages →
Senegambian languages →
recognizedAs national language of Mauritania →
national language of Senegal →
region Futa Tooro →
Senegal River Valley →
spokenBy Fula people →
Fulani people →
spokenIn Gambia →
Guinea →
Guinea-Bissau →
Mali →
Mauritania →
Senegal →
Sierra Leone →
West Africa →
standardizationEffortBy Senegalese language authorities →
subdivisionOf Fula language →
usedFor Islamic religious education →
local administration in Senegal →
oral literature →
radio broadcasting →
usedInScript Ajami →
writingSystem Arabic script →
Latin script →
Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fulfulde →
alternateName
Fula language →
hasAlternativeName
Fula language →
hasDialects
Senegal →
nationalLanguage
Mauritania →
recognizedLanguage
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