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Burkinabé Long Jumpers
Burkinabè Western Niger Fulfulde, Fulfulde: ''Burkinabè'') may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Burkina Faso, a nation in West Africa * A person from Burkina Faso, or of Burkinabe descent. For information about the Burkinabè people, see: ** Demographics of Burkina Faso ** Culture of Burkina Faso ** List of Burkinabés, List of Burkinabès * Burkinabé cuisine, Burkinabè cuisine * See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burkinabe Burkina Faso Language and nationality disambiguation pages Demonyms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Niger Fulfulde
Fula ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 30 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, and more specifically to the Senegambian branch. Unlike most Niger-Congo languages, Fula does not have tones. It is spoken as a first language by the Fula people ("Fulani", ff, Fulɓe, link=no) from the Senegambia region and Guinea to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Sudan and by related groups such as the Toucouleur people in the Senegal River Valley. It is also spoken as a second language by various peoples in the region, such as the Kirdi of northern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria. Nomenclature Several names are applied to the language, just as to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |