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Fulani languages

English: Fulani

French: Peul

Ethnologue Classification: Linguistic Lineage

Niger-Congo,

Atlantic-Congo,

Atlantic,

Northern,

Senegambian,

Fula-Wolof,

Fulani

Main Language Group Alternate Names Speaking Population (Millions) Countries
FULFULDE, ADAMAWA ADAMAWA FULANI, PEUL, PEULH, FUL, FULA, FULBE, BOULBE, EASTERN FULANI, FULFULDE, FOULFOULDE, PULLO, GAPELTA, PELTA HAY, DOMONA, PLADINA, PALATA, PALDIDA, PALDENA, DZEMAY, ZEMAY, ZAAKOSA, PULE, TAAREYO, SANYO,  BIIRA, Filatanci. Dialects: MAROUA, GAROUA, NGAONDÉRÉ, KAMBARIIRE, NOMADIC FULFULDE, BILKIRE FULANI (BILKIRI) FELLATA GOMBE 13 Chad Nigeria Sudan
FULFULDE, BAGIRMI BAGHIRMI PEUL, BAGIRMI FULA. 0.180 Central African Republic  
FULFULDE, BENIN-TOGO PEULH, PEUL, Dialects: FULBE-BORGU 0.328 Nigeria Togo
FULFULDE, CENTRAL-EASTERN NIGER PEUL, PEULH, FULANI, FULA, FULBE. Dialects: WODAABE 0.450 Niger
FULFULDE, MAASINA PEUL, MACINA. Dialects: WESTERN MACINA , EASTERN MACINA . 0.919 Ghana
FULFULDE, NIGERIAN KANO-KATSINA-BORORRO FULFULDE. Dialects: KANO-KATSINA, BORORRO (BORORO, MBORORO, AKO, NOMADIC FULFULDE), SOKOTO. 7.6 Cameroon Chad
FULFULDE, WESTERN NIGER PEUL, PEULH, FULANI, FULA, FULBE. Dialects: DALLOL, BITINKOORE 1.1 Burkina Faso
FUUTA JALON FUTA JALLON, FOUTA DYALON, FULBE, FULLO FUUTA, FUTA FULA, FOULA FOUTA, FULFULDE JALON, JALON, PULAR, PULAAR. Dialects: KEBU FULA, FULA PETA. 2.9 Mali Senegal Sierra Leone
PULAAR PULAAR FULFULDE, PEUL, PEULH. Dialects: TOUCOULEUR (TUKOLOR, TUKULOR, TOKILOR, PULAAR, HAALPULAAR, FULBE JEERI), FULACUNDA (FULAKUNDA, FULKUNDA). 2.9 Senegal Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Mauritania Mali