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Fulfulde, Nigerian

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: fuv

Population	1,710,000 in Nigeria (2000). 340,000 in Sokoto.
Region	Kano-Katsina, Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Jos Plateau and southeast to Bauchi, Gombe is center; Bororro in Bornu state, Maiduguri is center; Sokoto in Sokoto state. Also in Cameroon, Chad.
Language maps	Nigeria, Map 3, reference number 138 Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 138
Alternate names	Kano-Katsina-Bororo Fulfulde
Dialects	Kano-Katsina, Bororo (Mbororo, Ako, Nomadic Fulfulde), Sokoto.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fulani-Wolof, Fula, East Central A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful] (Senegal).
Writing system	Arabic script, Ajami style. Latin script.
Comments	Sokoto is a major Fulbe geopolitical unit. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name	Fulfulde, Kano-Katsina-Bororro
Region	North.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 4
Alternate names	Fulbe, Peul
Dialects	Kano-Katsina, Bororro (Bororo, Mbororo, Ako, Nomadic Fulfulde).
Comments	Muslim.

Chad

Language name	Fulfulde, Kano-Katsina-Bororro
Region	Ouest region, Pala and Léré area; Chari-Baguirmi region, Baguirmi Department, Massenya Subprefecture; Hadjer Lamis region, Dagana Department, Massakory Subprefecture; Kanem region, Kanem Department, Rig-Rig Subprefecture. Nomadic Bororro travel along the banks of Chari River and elsewhere.
Language map	Chad, reference number 3
Alternate names	Fulbe, Peul
Dialects	Kano-Katsina, Bororro (Bororo, Mbororo, Ako, Nomadic Fulfulde).
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Harrison, Annette Renée. 2004. The use of proper nouns as an index of group identity in Fulfulde personal narratives.

Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."