Fulani
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The Fulani are a large, traditionally pastoralist West African ethnic group spread across many countries, known for their nomadic cattle-herding culture, Islamic scholarship, and significant historical role in regional empires and trade.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Fulani people | 0 | 18 |
| Fula | 0 | 5 |
| Fula people | 0 | 3 |
| Mauritanian Pulaar | 0 | 1 |
| Peul | 0 | 1 |
| Peulh | 0 | 1 |
| Pulaar Fulani | 0 | 1 |
| Western Fulani | 0 | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim people
→
ethnic group → nomadic people → pastoralist people → |
| artForm |
decorative leatherwork
→
epic storytelling → oral poetry → |
| conflictContext | involved in farmer–herder conflicts in the Sahel → |
| culturalPractice |
Pulaaku code of conduct
→
age-grade initiation rites → elaborate hairstyles → facial scarification in some subgroups → |
| dietStaple |
couscous
→
milk → yogurt → |
| economicActivity |
dairy production
→
livestock trade → |
| ethnicLanguage | Fula language → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Fulani
→
surface form:
Fula
Fulani →
surface form:
Fulani people
Toubou →
surface form:
Fulɓe
Fulani →
surface form:
Peul
Fulani →
surface form:
Peulh
|
| historicalRole |
founders of the Sokoto Caliphate
→
leaders of 19th-century jihad states in West Africa → rulers in the Fouta Djallon Imamate → rulers in the Futa Toro Imamate → |
| identityConcept |
Fulfulde
→
surface form:
Fulfulde (language name in many areas)
Fulɓe (plural people) → Pullo (singular person) → |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
→
Niger–Congo languages → |
| majorityStatusInCountry | largest pastoral group in West Africa → |
| migrationPattern | seasonal transhumance → |
| notableLeader |
Usman dan Fodio
→
surface form:
Muhammad Bello
Nana Asma’u → Usman dan Fodio → |
| populationEstimate | tens of millions → |
| presentInCountry |
Burkina Faso
→
Cameroon → Central African Republic → Chad → The Gambia →
surface form:
Gambia
Ghana → Guinea → Guinea-Bissau → Côte d'Ivoire →
surface form:
Ivory Coast
Mali → Mauritania → Niger → Nigeria → Senegal → Sierra Leone → |
| primaryReligion | Islam → |
| region |
Sahel
→
Sub-Saharan Africa → West Africa → |
| socialStructure |
clan-based organization
→
division between nomadic and settled communities → |
| traditionalDress |
distinctive conical hats
→
flowing embroidered robes → |
| traditionalOccupation |
Islamic scholarship
→
cattle herding → long-distance trade → transhumant pastoralism → |
| traditionalReligionBeforeIslam | African traditional religion → |
| writingSystem |
Arabic alphabet
→
surface form:
Arabic script
Latin alphabet → |
Referenced by (60)
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Fulani people
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Fulani people
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Fulani people
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Fulani people
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Fulani people
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Fula
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Lake Chad Basin
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Fula people
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Fulani people
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Fula
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Peul
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Peulh
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Fulani people
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Pulaar Fulani
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Mauritanian Pulaar
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Western Fulani
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Fulani people
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Fulani people
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Fula
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Fulani people
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Fulani people
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Fula
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Fulani people