fula meaning and definition

FULA noun

Definition of Fula (noun)

1. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
   • synonyms: Fellata, Fulah, Fulani, Fulbe
2. a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
   • synonyms: Ful, Fulani, Peul