Mohammadou (1981:234f) gives a map of the historical migration of the Peul (Fulbe) between the Yedseram river in the west, the Logone river in the east, and the Benoue river in the south of the Mandara mountains.
The fulfulde spoken in Madagali is the dialect of Adamawa.
Boulet et al (1984:126) explain that the Fulbe Yllaga (Fulbe of Madagali) have an historical reputation as a warrior clan, whereas the Fulbe Fereoobe (Fulbe of Maroua) have an historical reputation as a clan of diplomats.
The Fulbe people have played a prominent role in West African history, and a complete background on the Fuuta Tooro Oral History Project is available as part of this gallery.
As cattle pastoralists, the Fulbe people spread across 2,000 miles of savanna land, from Senegambia in the west to Cameroun in the east, over the last one thousand years.
More than any other single people, the Fulbe have led in the process whereby Islam has become the majority faith of the savanna region.
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