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- proper noun A West-
African people . - proper noun A
language spoken inWest Africa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
- noun 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
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Fula is a muffler for warming the user's body and soul on a cold winter's day.
Archive 2008-03-01 Red 2008
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Fula is a muffler for warming the user's body and soul on a cold winter's day.
Amagatana+Fula Red 2008
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Mr Diallo represents the Peul ethnic group - also known as the Fula - while Mr Conde is supported by the Malinkes.
BBC News - Home 2010
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But the CD "I Speak Fula" wisely avoids crossovers with Western music and cameos by foreign celebrities.
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(Soundbite of music) Unidentified People: (Singing in foreign language) EYRE: Bassekou calls this CD "I Speak Fula," but Fula is not his language.
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Fula é um sistema para aquecer o corpo e a mete num dia frio de Inverno.
Archive 2008-03-01 Red 2008
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His group explores traditional griot music and the blues on its deeply satisfying 2009 release "I Speak Fula."
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Fula é um sistema para aquecer o corpo e a mete num dia frio de Inverno.
Amagatana+Fula Red 2008
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While I loved Segu Blue for its slower moments (of which I Speak Fula exhibits plenty), the real charm of his latest is in the upbeat tracks.
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SOON Ministries produce several free single-sheet outreach papers geared for West Africa: Soon in easy-English, Bientot in African French, and Badake in several Fula dialects.
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