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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

BABUGA, Deye Umaru; ESA, Yakubu; HUBER, Carolin, authors. 2011. Orthography guide for Fulfulde-Jaafun as spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.  

HARRISON, Annette, author. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  

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