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Fula women in the East Province of Cameroon. | | | Total population | | 10 to 13 million (2005)[1] Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
The East Province (French Province de lEst) occupies the southeastern portion of the Republic of Cameroon. ...
| | Regions with significant populations | | Guinea, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Niger, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Chad, Sierra Leone, Mauritania and Sudan. | | Languages | | Fula | | Religions | | Islam | The Fulbhe (singular Pullo) or Fulani is an ethnic group of people spread over many countries in West Africa,Central Africa and as far as East Africa. From Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, The Gambia, Mali,Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Liberia, and as far as Sudan in the east. They refer to themselves as Fulɓe (singular pullo). Motto Unidade, Luta, Progresso(Portuguese) Unity, Struggle, Progress Anthem Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada(Portuguese) Capital (and largest city) Bissau1 Official languages Portuguese Government Republic - President João Bernardo Vieira - Prime Minister Martinho Ndafa Kabi Independence from Portugal - Declared September 24, 1973 - Recognised September 10, 1974 Area - Total...
The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Fula people from Senegal to Cameroon and Sudan. ...
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Eastern Africa (UN subregion) East African Community Central African Federation (defunct) geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...
Motto Unidade, Luta, Progresso(Portuguese) Unity, Struggle, Progress Anthem Esta é a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada(Portuguese) Capital (and largest city) Bissau1 Official languages Portuguese Government Republic - President João Bernardo Vieira - Prime Minister Martinho Ndafa Kabi Independence from Portugal - Declared September 24, 1973 - Recognised September 10, 1974 Area - Total...
One people, many names There are also many names (and spellings of the names) used in other languages to refer to the Fulɓe. Fulani in English is borrowed from the Hausa term. Fula, from Manding languages is also used in English, and sometimes spelled Fulah or Foulah. The French borrowed the Wolof term Pël, which is variously spelled Peul, Peulh, and even Peuhl. More recently the Fulfulde / Pulaar term Fulɓe is adapted to English as Fulbe. In Portuguese its Fula or Futafula. Hausa is the Chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by about 24 million people, and as a second language by about 15 million more. ...
Mande (or Manding) is the name of a group of languages which are spoken in several countries in West Africa, including Mandinka and Bambara. ...
Wolof is a language spoken in Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania, and it is the native language of the ethnic group of the Wolof people. ...
The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Fula people from Senegal to Cameroon and Sudan. ...
A closely related group is the Tukolor (Toucouleur) in the central Senegal River valley. These people are often referred to together with Fulɓe of the region as Haalpulaar'en (Pulaar-speakers). The Toucouleurs (or Haalpulaaren) are an ethnicity of West Africa. ...
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Fula society in some parts of West Africa features the "caste" divisions typical of the region. In Mali, for instance, those who are not technically Fulɓe have been referred to as yimɓe pulaaku (people of the Fula culture). Countries in Africa who have societies with caste systems within their borders include Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Algeria, Nigeria, Chad, Ethiopia and Somalia. ...
Traditional livelihood The Fulani are traditionally a nomadic, pastoralist, trading people, herding cattle, goats and sheep across the vast dry hinterlands of their domain, keeping somewhat separate from the local agricultural populations. Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ...
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History The ancient origins of the Fula people have been the subject of speculation over the years, some believing their origins to be as far as Egypt or Ethiopia. But several centuries ago, right after their ultimate ethnogenesis they appear to have begun moving from the area of present-day Senegal eastward. Image File history File links NSRW_Africa_Fulah_Girl. ...
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During the 16th century the Fula expanded through the sahel grasslands stretching from what is today Senegal to Sudan. Their military strength centered on powerful cavalry that could quickly move across the large empire and defeat rivals, but the Fulani could not expand southwards, as the horses could not withstand the diseases of those latitudes. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
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During the 19th century under Usman dan Fodio the Fulani became the leaders of a centralized Fulani Empire which continued until 1903 when the Fulani were divided up among European colonizers. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Fulani Empire was one of the most powerful states in sub-Saharan Africa in the years prior to European colonization. ...
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In the west, the Fouta Djallon located mainly in present day Guinea as well as parts of Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone was a major state with a written constitution and ruling alternance between the 2 main parties: the Soriya and the Alphaya. The Fouta Djallon state was born in 1735 when Fulani Muslims decided to rise against the non-Muslim Fulanis and Djalounkes rulers to create a confederation of provinces. Alpha Ibrahima Sory Maoudho was elected as the first Almaamy in 1735 at the capital Timbo in present day Guinea. The Fouta Djallon state lasted until 1898 when the French colonial troops defeated the last Almamy (Ruler) Bokar Biro Barry, dismantled the state and integrated it into their new colony of Rivières du Sud, which became Guinea. Fouta Djallon is a highland region in Guinea, West Africa. ...
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French colonial possessions (in red) at the time of Rivières du Sud administration (circa 1872-1884 Rivières du Sud (French: Southern Rivers) was a French colonial division in West Africa, roughly coresponding to modern costal sections of Guinea. ...
Fulbe jihad states A jihad state is a territory that was established by political and religious Muslim leaders who conquer a region by offensive war, invoking Jihad ("effort" in Arabic), meaning "holy war" in this case. Fittingly, the rulers often assumed the honorific title of Emir, an Arabic title which can mean general as well as prince or governor, or a derivate in a local language. Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ...
In particular, the term is historically used in reference to the 19th century Islamic conquests in Western Africa, especially the Fulbe jihad, a phrase referring to the state-founding jihad led by Usman dan Fodio in the first decade of the 19th century in and around Nigeria. Most of these states were in colonial times brought into the British Northern Nigeria Protectorate around 1901-1903. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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- Abuja, replacing the former Zuba; the ruler's title was Sarkin Zazzau, from 1828 also Emir
- Adamawa (now partially in Cameroon), founded in 1809; title Baban-Lamido
- Agaie, founded in 1822; title emir
- Bauchi emirate, founded in 1805; title Lamido, a corruption of Emir
- Futa Jallon, the first jihad state, founded in 1725 by 9 muslim leaders; title Almamy (from Imam)
- Gombe, founded in 1804; title Modibo Gombe.
- Gwandu, a major Fulbe jihad state, founded in 1817; title Emir
- Hadejia, replaced Biram (title Sarkin Biram) in 1805; new title Sarkin Hadejia, from 1808 also styled Emir
- Jama`are, founded in 1811; style Emir.
- Jema`an Darroro, founded in 1810; title Emir
- Kano replaced the old (Hausa) Kano state in March 1807; the old title Sarkin Kano is still used, but now also styled Emir
- Katagum, founded in 1807; title Sarkin Katagum, also styled Emir
- Katsina replaced the old (Hausa) Katsina state in 1805; the old title Sarkin Katsina is still used, but now also styled Emir.
- Kazaure, founded in 1818; title Emir, also styled Sarkin *Arewa (apparently imitating neighbours)
- Keffi, founded in 1802; title Emir
- Lafiagi, founded in 1824; new title Emir
- Lapai, founded in 1825; style Emir
- Massina, founded in 1818; title Emir (?)
- Mubi, founded in 18..; title Emir
- Muri, founded in 1817, style Emir; 1892-1893 de facto French protectorate, 1901 part of Northern Nigerian British protectorate
- Sokoto, the center of the Fulbe jihad, established on 21 February 1804 by Usman dan Fodio, title Amir al-Mu´minin, also styled Lamido Julbe; on 20 April 1817 Sokoto was styled sultanate (title sultan, also styled Amir al-Mu´minin and Sarkin Musulmi), the suzerain of all Fulbe jihad states; in 1903 the British occupied Sokoto Sultanate
- Zaria, superseded the old Zazzau state (title Sarkin Zazzau) on 31 December 1808; new style first Malam, since October/November 1835 Emir, also styled Sarkin Zaria and Sarkin Zazzau
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Adamawa may refer to several geographical or political areas: The Adamawa Emirate, founded by Modibo Adama; The Adamawa Plateau, which rises in Nigeria, cuts across Central African Republic; The Adamawa Province of Cameroon; The Adamawa State of Nigeria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other...
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Lamido (plural Lamibe) is a corruption in local languages (Fulbe?) of the Arabic title Emir, used by the traditional leaders of certain Islamic communities in West Africa, originally as head of (often vassal) states, nowadays persisting within post-colonial republics. ...
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Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi, Nigeria. ...
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Culture & Language The language of Fulas is called Pulaar or Fulfulde depending on the region, or variants thereof. It is also the language of the Tukulor. All Senegalese who speak the language natively are known as the Halpulaar or Haalpulaar'en, which stands for "speakers of Pulaar" ("hal" is the root of the Pulaar verb haalugol, meaning "to speak"). In some areas, e.g. in northern Cameroon, Fulfulde is a local lingua franca. The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Fula people from Senegal to Cameroon and Sudan. ...
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With the exception of Guinea, Fulas are minorities in every country they live in (most countries of West Africa). So some also speak other languages, for example:
The traditional dress of the Fula in most places consists of long colorful flowing robes, modestly embroidered or otherwise decorated. Also characteristic Fula tradition is that of women using Henna around the mouth, resulting in a blackening around the lips. Fula ethics are strictly governed by the notion of pulaaku.[2] Kriol is an Australian creole which developed out of the contact between European settlers and Indigenous people in the northern regions of Australia. ...
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Fula are primarily known to be pastoralists, but are also traders in some areas. Most Fula in the countryside spend long times alone on foot, moving their herds; they were the only major migrating people of West Africa, though most Fula now live in towns or villages.
The Fula have a rich musical culture and play a variety of traditional instruments including drums, hoddu (a plucked skin-covered lute similar to a banjo) and riti or riiti (a one-string bowed instrument similar to a violin), in addition to vocal music. The well known Senegalese Fula popular musician Baaba Maal sings in Pulaar on his recordings. Xalam, also spelled khalam, is the Wolof name for a traditional stringed musical instrument from West Africa. ...
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Notable Fulani people - Ahmadou Ahidjo, first President of Cameroon.
- Thomas Sankara, Former President of Burkina Faso
- Issa Hayatou, current President African Football Confederation (CAF)
- Shehu Shagari, Former Nigeria President
- Muhammadu Buhari, Former Nigeria President and current Opposition Leader
- Adame Ba Konaré , Malian historian and spouse of Alpha Oumar Konaré
- Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Malian author.
- Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh, Sierra Leone ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Senegalese writer
- Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria
- Umaru Yar'Adua, current President of Nigeria.
- Telly Diallo, First Secretary General of the OAU (Organization of the African Unity)
- Bocar Biro Diallo, Former President of the Guinean National Assembly
- Cerno Monenembo, Author, Guinea
- Cerno Mamadou Samba Mombeya, Author, Poet, Scholar, Guinea
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Notes - ^ Ndukwe 16 (1996) gives a figure of 10 million; Gordon, "Adamawa Fulfulde", says 13 million speakers of all forms of Fulfulde.
- ^ http://www.jamtan.com/jamtan/fulani.cfm?chap=1&linksPage=155
References - Almanach de Bruxelles (now a paying site)
- Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Adamawa Fulfulde". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 25 June 2006.
- Ndukwe, Pat I., Ph.D. (1996). Fulani. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
- WorldStatesmen - here Nigerian Traditional states
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