Les Peuls, a people present in some twenty countries, in West Africa, including Burkina Faso but also in Chad, the Central African Republic and Sudan, a geographical location linked to the needs of herds of zebus and horses, which most were originally elevated. Initially nomads, many have settled down. In the rest of our work we will first present the Fulani, then we will talk about beliefs, and finally we will see the traditions.
Who are the Fulani?
They are predominantly Muslim. Their dispersal and mobility favored exchanges and intermixings with other populations. Their origin and that of their identity, not only related to the Fulani language (pulaar), continue to be debated. Origin of the name. The natives call themselves "Pullo" (sing.) Pronounced [poullo], plural "Fulbhe". Proper name: a Fulani, a Peule, Fulani. The word "Pullo" comes from the verb "fullade" (to scatter, to disperse to the breath). The terms fula, fulbé, foulbé, fulani, are terms attributed by other ethnic groups according to the Fulani themselves.Fulla "wanderers" ('Pullo singular). There are also other French spellings, such as poular or peulh- The ethnonym sometimes appears in the form of Foulhs, Phouls, Poules, Pouli, Fouli, foullah, Poullôri - in English. germ. arab. ful, fula, fulani. "Peul" is the most used term in contemporary French texts. In the past, it was spelled rather "Peulh" but this form sometimes remains and we also meet "Peuhl". In German, Ful or Fulen; in English, Fulani; in Arabic, Fulani; in Wolof, p''l 4. "Peul" is the French transcription of the word wolof pë'l which designates this people. The Fellans, Fellani, Fellahs, Fellatahs are the Peuls of Sudan and Egypt.
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From the origin of the Fulbes (Peuls) to the Satiguui Empire (Deniyanké)
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Release Date | 2014-09-01T00:00:01Z |
Language | Français |
Number Of Pages | 116 |
Publication Date | 2014-09-01T00:00:01Z |