Fulan.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfuːlə/, U.S.

/ˈfulə/, West African English

/ˈfula/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Fulas.

Forms: 1800s– Foula, 1800s– Foulah, 1800s– Ful, 1800s– Fula, 1800s– Fulah.

Origin: A borrowing from a Manding language.

Etymology: < a Manding language (compare Bambara fúla ) < Fulfulde Ful- (in Fulɓe , the name of the people: see Fulbe n.). Compare Portuguese fula , fulo (18th cent. or earlier), German Fula (1786 or earlier), and also French foula , foulah (1799 in a translation of an English work; now largely superseded by Peul Peul n.). Compare Pullo n. and the discussion at that entry. Compare earlier Fulbe n.It is unclear whether the forms in the following quotations should be interpreted as showing Pullo n. or Fula n.; with the place name Pholey's Pass (in quot. 1724) compare Portuguese Passo dos Fulos (late 16th or 17th cent.), and also French Passage des Foulies (1764).1724 B. Stibbs Jrnl. 11 Jan. in F. Moore Trav. Inland Parts Afr. 258 This place which is call'd Pholey's Pass.1793 B. Edwards Hist. Brit. Colonies W. Indies II. iv. iii. 62 There is on tribe among them (called also the Phulies) that seem to me to constitute the link between the Moors and the Negroes properly so called.

A. n.

1. A member of a culturally diverse African people of uncertain origin, found mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, but also in Sudan and Egypt.Also known as the Fulani, Fulbe, Fellata, Pullo or Peul (see respective entries).

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Sudan > [noun] > person

Fulbe1623

Fellataa1817

Fula1832

Pullo1836

Peul1895

a1712 J. Barbot Descr. N. & S.-Guinea i. iv, in Churchill's Coll. Voy. (1732) V. 46 The Foules also bring some small quantity of gum-arabick to the market, which they gather in their country.]

1794 Substance of Rep. Court of Directors Sierra Leone Company 75 It often happens that a company of Foulahs, having brought slaves to market, is attacked by a party of Free-booters.

1832 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 2 283 The principal internal trade is maintained with the Foulahs.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 278/2 Recent research has shown..that the Fulahs and Nubians differ fundamentally in speech and physique, the former being of Caucasic and the latter of Negro type.

1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 251/1 In the early years of the 19th century Borgu was invaded by the Fula.

1970 W. Rodney Hist. Upper Guinea Coast ix. 228 When Jobson saw the Fulas on the Gambia in 1620 they were still semi-nomadic.

2004 fRoots Dec. 34/2 Laye grew up in Futa Tora, northern Senega... He's a Fula, an ethnic group with a strong tradition of storytelling and song.

2. The language of the Fula; = Fulfulde n.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Fulah

Wolof1823

Fula1848

Fulfulde1857

Pullo1858

Fulani1891

Peul1932

Fulbe1967

1848 Rep. 17th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1847 162 The Bambook language is Mandingo; mixed, however, according to Golbery, with the Woloff and Fulah.

1854 R. M. Macbrair & E. Norris Gram. Fulah Lang. 4 Terminations expressing the size of objects are very common in Fulah.

1882 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Aug. 183/2 But you know the languages, you can speak Foulah, Mandingo, and Serra-Ouli, can you not?

1921 E. Sapir Lang. 75 Ful, an African language of the Soudan.

1975 K. Katzner Langs. of World ii. 289 Fulani, also known as Fula or Fulbe, is spoken over a broad belt of western Africa.

2000 Independent on Sunday 8 Oct. (Travel section) 4/5 Officially French, though Malinké is spoken by at least 40 per cent of the population. Fula and Susu are among the other major languages.

B. adj.

Of or relating to this people or their language.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Sudan > [adjective]

Fula1794

Fellata1820

Fulani1839

Nuba1855

Pullo1856

Fulbe1857

Uduk1927

Peul1935

the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Fulah

Fula1794

Fulani1839

Fulbe1857

Fulfulde1857

1794 C. B. Wadstrom Ess. Colonization xi. 114 They had been sold to the British slave-factor..and immediately shipped off to the W. Indies, except one, who was recovered by the Foulah king.

1854 R. M. Macbrair & E. Norris Gram. Fulah Lang. 1 The pronunciation of the Fulah language is rather guttural.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 318/1 Nor is it possible to regard the..Fulah, and many other Soudanese tongues as fragments or offshoots of Bantu.

1915 A. Werner Lang. Families Afr. vi. 100 We have..referred to the Fula language.

1957 M. Banton West Afr. City ii. 34 After the French colonies had joined the Allies, Fula traders appeared in greater numbers.

2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 266 Riti, Fula violin with one to four strings, played with a bow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fula
释义	Fulan.adj. Brit. /ˈfuːlə/, U.S. /ˈfulə/, West African English /ˈfula/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Fulas. Forms: 1800s– Foula, 1800s– Foulah, 1800s– Ful, 1800s– Fula, 1800s– Fulah. Origin: A borrowing from a Manding language. Etymology: < a Manding language (compare Bambara fúla ) < Fulfulde Ful- (in Fulɓe , the name of the people: see Fulbe n.). Compare Portuguese fula , fulo (18th cent. or earlier), German Fula (1786 or earlier), and also French foula , foulah (1799 in a translation of an English work; now largely superseded by Peul Peul n.). Compare Pullo n. and the discussion at that entry. Compare earlier Fulbe n.It is unclear whether the forms in the following quotations should be interpreted as showing Pullo n. or Fula n.; with the place name Pholey's Pass (in quot. 1724) compare Portuguese Passo dos Fulos (late 16th or 17th cent.), and also French Passage des Foulies (1764).1724 B. Stibbs Jrnl. 11 Jan. in F. Moore Trav. Inland Parts Afr. 258 This place which is call'd Pholey's Pass.1793 B. Edwards Hist. Brit. Colonies W. Indies II. iv. iii. 62 There is on tribe among them (called also the Phulies) that seem to me to constitute the link between the Moors and the Negroes properly so called. A. n. 1. A member of a culturally diverse African people of uncertain origin, found mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, but also in Sudan and Egypt.Also known as the Fulani, Fulbe, Fellata, Pullo or Peul (see respective entries). ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Sudan > [noun] > person Fulbe1623 Fellataa1817 Fula1832 Pullo1836 Peul1895 a1712 J. Barbot Descr. N. & S.-Guinea i. iv, in Churchill's Coll. Voy. (1732) V. 46 The Foules also bring some small quantity of gum-arabick to the market, which they gather in their country.] 1794 Substance of Rep. Court of Directors Sierra Leone Company 75 It often happens that a company of Foulahs, having brought slaves to market, is attacked by a party of Free-booters. 1832 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 2 283 The principal internal trade is maintained with the Foulahs. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 278/2 Recent research has shown..that the Fulahs and Nubians differ fundamentally in speech and physique, the former being of Caucasic and the latter of Negro type. 1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 251/1 In the early years of the 19th century Borgu was invaded by the Fula. 1970 W. Rodney Hist. Upper Guinea Coast ix. 228 When Jobson saw the Fulas on the Gambia in 1620 they were still semi-nomadic. 2004 fRoots Dec. 34/2 Laye grew up in Futa Tora, northern Senega... He's a Fula, an ethnic group with a strong tradition of storytelling and song. 2. The language of the Fula; = Fulfulde n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Fulah Wolof1823 Fula1848 Fulfulde1857 Pullo1858 Fulani1891 Peul1932 Fulbe1967 1848 Rep. 17th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1847 162 The Bambook language is Mandingo; mixed, however, according to Golbery, with the Woloff and Fulah. 1854 R. M. Macbrair & E. Norris Gram. Fulah Lang. 4 Terminations expressing the size of objects are very common in Fulah. 1882 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Aug. 183/2 But you know the languages, you can speak Foulah, Mandingo, and Serra-Ouli, can you not? 1921 E. Sapir Lang. 75 Ful, an African language of the Soudan. 1975 K. Katzner Langs. of World ii. 289 Fulani, also known as Fula or Fulbe, is spoken over a broad belt of western Africa. 2000 Independent on Sunday 8 Oct. (Travel section) 4/5 Officially French, though Malinké is spoken by at least 40 per cent of the population. Fula and Susu are among the other major languages. B. adj. Of or relating to this people or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Sudan > [adjective] Fula1794 Fellata1820 Fulani1839 Nuba1855 Pullo1856 Fulbe1857 Uduk1927 Peul1935 the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Fulah Fula1794 Fulani1839 Fulbe1857 Fulfulde1857 1794 C. B. Wadstrom Ess. Colonization xi. 114 They had been sold to the British slave-factor..and immediately shipped off to the W. Indies, except one, who was recovered by the Foulah king. 1854 R. M. Macbrair & E. Norris Gram. Fulah Lang. 1 The pronunciation of the Fulah language is rather guttural. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 318/1 Nor is it possible to regard the..Fulah, and many other Soudanese tongues as fragments or offshoots of Bantu. 1915 A. Werner Lang. Families Afr. vi. 100 We have..referred to the Fula language. 1957 M. Banton West Afr. City ii. 34 After the French colonies had joined the Allies, Fula traders appeared in greater numbers. 2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 266 Riti, Fula violin with one to four strings, played with a bow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1794
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