Fula language

Senegambian language of West and Central Africa Fulaفولا (Arabic)Peul (French)Fulfulde 𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤬𞤵𞤤𞤣𞤫 ࢻُلْࢻُلْدٜPulaar 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤪 ݒُلَارْPular 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪 بُۛلَرNative toWestern AfricaRegionSahelEthnicityFulaSpeakersL1: 37 million (2014–2021)L2: 2.7 million (2019)Language familyNiger–Congo? Atlantic–CongoWest AtlanticSenegambianFula–WolofFulaWriting systemLatinAdlamArabic (Ajami)Official statusOfficial language inBurkina Faso MaliRecognised minoritylanguage in Cameroon NigerLanguage codesISO 639-1ff – FulahISO 639-2ful – FulahISO 639-3ful – inclusive code – FulahIndividual codes:fuc – Pulaar (Senegambia, Mauritania)fuf – Pular (Guinea, Sierra Leone)ffm – Maasina Fulfulde (Mali, Ghana)fue – Borgu Fulfulde (Benin, Togo)fuh – Western Niger Fulfulde (Burkina, Niger)fuq – Central–Eastern Niger Fulfulde (Niger)fuv – Nigerian Fulfulde (Nigeria)fub – Adamawa Fulfulde (Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria)fui – Bagirmi Fulfulde (CAR)Glottologfula1264Core and peripheral Fula-speaking regions. Note that most of these areas, with the exceptions of Senegal and Guinea, are not primarily Fula-speaking, as