释义 |
fu·la·ni \ˈfüˌlänē, füˈl-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized 1. plural fulani or fulanis a. : fula 1a; especially : the Fula of northern Nigeria and adjacent areas b. : a member of such people 2. plural fulani or fulanis a. : the language of the Fula people now classified as West-Atlantic and most closely related to Serer — called also Fula, Fulfulde, Peul b. : a trade language used by other tribes in many areas of West Africa 3. a. : a West African breed of large white-coated black-skinned humped cattle with horns rising in a lyre-shaped curve b. plural fulani or fulanis : an animal of this breed |