ethnic group in Sahel and West Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fula or Fulani people are ethnic groups in West Africa. They are mostly cattle herders and traders. Their native language is called Fulfulde.[1]
Fulɓe 𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤩𞤫 | |
---|---|
Total population | |
c. 34.4 million – 41.2 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
West Africa, North Africa and Central Africa | |
Nigeria | 13,167,832 (6%) |
Guinea | 4,301,217 (33.4%) |
Senegal | 4,928,835 (27.5%) |
Cameroon | 3,900,000 (13.9%) Includes over 1 million Mbororo'en |
Mali | 1,867,829 (13.3%) |
Burkina Faso | 1,796,143 (8.4%) |
Niger | 1,534,375 (6.5%) |
Mauritania | 900,000 (20.9%) |
Benin | 860,752 (8.6%) |
Guinea-Bissau | 563,213 (28.5%) |
Gambia | 420,206 (24.1%) |
Chad | 313,454 (1.8%) |
Sudan | 300,000 (0.7%) |
Sierra Leone | 266,581 (3.8%) |
CAR | 250,000 (5%) |
Ghana | 4,600 (0.02%) |
South Sudan | 4,000 (0.02%) |
Ivory Coast | 3,800 (0.02%) |
Languages | |
Fulfuldé • Arabic • | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Berbères, Touareg, ,toucouleurs, songhaï |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.