An ethnic group primarily found in West Africa, known for pastoral herding and historical Islamic scholarship, also called Fulani.
From the Fula people's endonym, derived from Fula language roots referring to the people themselves, with various spellings (Fula, Fulah, Fulani) depending on the colonial language that transcribed them.
The Fula people maintained sophisticated Islamic kingdoms and scholarly traditions across West Africa while European powers were still establishing themselves, yet their history is often overshadowed by more widely-discussed African civilizations.
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