Fula people
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Fula or Fulani people are ethnic groups in West Africa. They are mostly cattle herders and traders. Their native language is called Fulfulde.[1]
Fulɓe 𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤩𞤫 | |
|---|---|
 Fulani Man | |
| Total population | |
| c. 34.4 million – 41.2 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| West Africa, North Africa and Central Africa | |
 Nigeria | 13,167,832 (6%) |
 Guinea | 4,301,217 (33.4%) |
 Senegal | 4,928,835 (27.5%) |
 Cameroon | 3,900,000 (13.9%) Includes over 1 million Mbororo'en |
 Mali | 1,867,829 (13.3%) |
 Burkina Faso | 1,796,143 (8.4%) |
 Niger | 1,534,375 (6.5%) |
 Mauritania | 900,000 (20.9%) |
 Benin | 860,752 (8.6%) |
 Guinea-Bissau | 563,213 (28.5%) |
 Gambia | 420,206 (24.1%) |
 Chad | 313,454 (1.8%) |
 Sudan | 300,000 (0.7%) |
 Sierra Leone | 266,581 (3.8%) |
 CAR | 250,000 (5%) |
 Ghana | 4,600 (0.02%) |
 South Sudan | 4,000 (0.02%) |
 Ivory Coast | 3,800 (0.02%) |
| Languages | |
| Fulfuldé • Arabic • | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Berbères, Touareg, ,toucouleurs, songhaï | |
Fula People Media
A distribution map of Fula people. Dark green: a major ethnic group; Medium: significant; Light: minor.
Tassili n'Ajjer rock art
Ghanaian Fulani wedding bride
Depiction of a Fulani man from the Sokoto Caliphate by G.T. Bettany (1888)
Fula people have helped form several historic Islamic theocracies and led many Jihad states such as the 19th-century Masina.
Fulbe woman at the Sangha market, Mali 1992
Samuel Gamble, Log of the slaver-ship Sandown: Africans being brought to the coast at Sierra Leone by the Fulani people.
Fulani pastoralists in Niger
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References
- ↑ Bovin, Mette (2001). Nomads who Cultivate Beauty. Nordic Africa Institute. ISBN 978-91-7106-467-7. Retrieved 2018-04-01.