Fulani redirects here. For other uses, see Fulani (disambiguation). Fulani, Fula, Fulɓe Done Total population c. 40 Million+[1] Greatest concentrations in: Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Regions with significant populations Nigeria: 18.7 million Guinea: 4.6 million Ghana: 1.2 millin Senegal: 3.2 million Mali: 2.5 million Cameroon: 2.5 million Sudan: 1.9 million[7] Burkina Faso: 1.7 million Niger: 1.7 million Benin: 722,610[10] Mauritania: 700,000 Ivory Coast: 424,000 Gambia: 349,000[13] Guinea Bissau 333,000 Sierra Leone: 310,000 Chad: 285,000 Central African Republic: 265,000 Africa Other: Millions in: Gabon, Togo, Ghana, Liberia, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, etc. Languages Fula language Religion Islam Related ethnic groups Tukulor, Serer, Tuareg Person Pullo People Fulɓe Language Pulaar (West), Fulfulde (East) Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe (Fula: Fulɓe; French: Peul; Hausa: Fulani; Portuguese: Fula; Wolof: Pël; Bambara: Fulaw) are the largest migratory ethnic group in the world. They are among the super ethnic groups of Africa with members numbering 30 million and above, alongside the Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo. They are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, but also in Sudanese North Africa. Overall, the territory and range of where Fulani people can be found, is significantly larger than the United States and Western Europe in area.[17] Being one of the most widely dispersed and culturally most diverse people of the African continent, Fulani culture comes in a myriad of different expressions in clothing, music, and lifestyle. However, they are bound together by a common language and some basic elements of Fulbe culture, such as the Pulaaku. African countries where they are present include Mauritania, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea, the Gambia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Côte dIvoire, Niger, Chad, Togo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan the Central African Republic, Liberia, and as far East as the Red Sea in Sudan and Egypt. Fula people form a minority in every country they inhabit, except in Guinea where they are the largest ethnic group, representing some 40% of the population[18] A Pullo in The Leppi, An Indigo Tie-Dye of Fouta Djallon, Guinea Fulfulde language Continuum
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