Fula, natively known as Fulfulde and also known as Fulani or Fulah, is a Senegambian language spoken by around 36.8 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stretches across some 18 countries in West and Central Africa.
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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2014-2021 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers; the infobox also gives a second-language total of 2.7 million (2019), not captured here. ful is the inclusive code covering nine individual Fula varieties across West Africa. Fula
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Fula (Fulani) is standardly written in the Latin alphabet today (historically also in Arabic-derived Ajami script).
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1. Wikipedia: Fula Language
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Fula, natively known as Fulfulde and also known as Fulani or Fulah, is a Senegambian language spoken by around 36.8 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stretches across some 18 countries in West and Central Africa. Along with other related languages such as Serer and Wolof, it belongs to the Atlantic geographic group within Niger-Congo, more specifically to the Senegambian branch. Unlike most other Niger-Congo languages, Fula does not have tones.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
ful
Infobox, Speakers
L1: 37 million (2014-2021)
Infobox, Region
Sahel
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