lovelylady:

Thank you for correcting me and responding. I figured nairaland would be the best place to ask questions but it doesn't seem I will not be getting very much feedback. I enjoy learning about other cultures.

Tsiya:

The internet is there for you to search. It will give you idea of the Fulani as a cultural and ethnic group.

But generally Fulanis re found between the edge of the Sahara Desert and the tropical rain forest, sometimes called grasslands suitable for grazing their cattle. Many fulani still lead the normadic life and hardly have a permanent abode however the large majority have succumb to the pressure of globilisation and what we called hausanization. Many of us have been forced to abandon our native language, dressing and even way of life to accept the more dominant hausa language and culture. In Nigeria in particular, unless in the remote villages some states particulary Adamawa nd Taraba, the language is fast disappearing.

Politically, the Fulani were more dominant in the Northern Nigeria, but now because of assimilation of the minority ethnic groups into hausa, it will be difficult to claim which tribe is more dominant politically. For example, Sultan of Sokoto, who is supposed to be the cultural leader of the Northern Muslim states, is Fulani by heritage but a Hausa in reality. Reason being that neither he nor his father or grandfathers speak and understand the fulani language. That is why in Nigeria, they call us Hausa-Fulani, although against our wish.


Physically, the Fulani are generally tall, lanky and a little bit fairer. Some claim that they re decendents of Arab, just like Somalis and Ethopians. But to me that is bull poo. Humans of all races evolved from Africa (if you belief in evolution theory), and therefore there is no way Fulanis or Somalis or Ethopians will come from Arabs. It is all inferiority complex. If you belief God Created every human and gave it it race, colours according to wish, then it is even simpler to belief that God created Fulanis, Somalis and Ethopians this way and that is how he wanted them. Personally I hate it when I hear any freak calling me a descendant of Arabs or something like that bullshit.

As you have read, here and on many Nigerian Newspapers, Fulanis are not loved by your people. Everybody in the Southern part of Nigeria hate us for no reason. We are simply the most hated and attacked ethnic group in Nigeria and we are subject of the most heinous, xenophobic and racist attack.

The internet is there for you to search. It will give you idea of the Fulani as a cultural and ethnic group

Tsiya:

The internet is there for you to search. It will give you idea of the Fulani as a cultural and ethnic group.

But generally Fulanis re found between the edge of the Sahara Desert and the tropical rain forest, sometimes called grasslands suitable for grazing their cattle. Many fulani still lead the normadic life and hardly have a permanent abode however the large majority have succumb to the pressure of globilisation and what we called hausanization. Many of us have been forced to abandon our native language, dressing and even way of life to accept the more dominant hausa language and culture. In Nigeria in particular, unless in the remote villages some states particulary Adamawa nd Taraba, the language is fast disappearing.

Politically, the Fulani were more dominant in the Northern Nigeria, but now because of assimilation of the minority ethnic groups into hausa, it will be difficult to claim which tribe is more dominant politically. For example, Sultan of Sokoto, who is supposed to be the cultural leader of the Northern Muslim states, is Fulani by heritage but a Hausa in reality. Reason being that neither he nor his father or grandfathers speak and understand the fulani language. That is why in Nigeria, they call us Hausa-Fulani, although against our wish.


Physically, the Fulani are generally tall, lanky and a little bit fairer. Some claim that they re decendents of Arab, just like Somalis and Ethopians. But to me that is bull poo. Humans of all races evolved from Africa (if you belief in evolution theory), and therefore there is no way Fulanis or Somalis or Ethopians will come from Arabs. It is all inferiority complex. If you belief God Created every human and gave it it race, colours according to wish, then it is even simpler to belief that God created Fulanis, Somalis and Ethopians this way and that is how he wanted them. Personally I hate it when I hear any freak calling me a descendant of Arabs or something like that bullshit.

As you have read, here and on many Nigerian Newspapers, Fulanis are not loved by your people. Everybody in the Southern part of Nigeria hate us for no reason. We are simply the most hated and attacked ethnic group in Nigeria and we are subject of the most heinous, xenophobic and racist attack.

morpheus24:

Where are you getting this rubbish that Southerners hate Fulani people. Please correct yourself.

As far as the Fulani of Nigeria go. They are an extension of the Fulani that inhabit the sahel regions strecthing from the western most point in senegal to the tips of the Chad.

Fulani are indigenous to West Africa and have been within these regions for quite some time now. As you mentioned DNA evidence shows they are not descendants of Arabs but have a very small trace of genotypical dna traits as indigenous Berber north Africans, probably through intermarriages or trade. The dna gene is called[b]U6[/b]
They are quite distant from ethiopians and Somali and cluster more with West african Senegambian types like the Mandinka.

Again no one hates Fulani people as far as a people are concerned. Politics is another issue. Their nomadic natures have allowed them to be absorbed into more dominant settler groups like the Hausa togethter with its socio political views

A distinctive difference between the Fulani and other African people is that the Fulani have a huge respect for beauty.

One tradition is that when two boys reach coming of age, the two boys hit each other with their spears, not showing any pain but instead laughing. Many have died in these ceremonies, which are now against the law in many countries, but continue to be practiced.

Fulaman198:

Fulfulde is widely spoken in Bornu,

PhysicsMHD:


^^^^^

Really?

Omenani: The Fulani are a beautiful people with a rich history. There are found throughout West Africa. It shows how extensive these people are. You can even find them as South as Cameroon and East into Sudan.

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Fulaman198:
A lot of what has been said earlier is nonsense. First and foremost. In the Adamawa region which also includes Cameroon (Ngaoundere, Maroua, Garoua, etc) Fulfulde (Fulani language) is still widely spoken. Adamawa fulfulde is also spoken in Gombe as well in Nigeria. Yes, the language is almost non-existant in some parts of Northern Nigeria like Sokoto, but the language is still very much alive. I speak the Adamawa Fulfulde dialect for example.

Yah Wodaabe are a tribe of the Much larger Fulani ethnic group which is found throughout the Sahel in West Africa. From Senegambia/Mauritania all the way to Sudan/Chad. To correct what someone said earlier, all Fulani (Fulani is a Hausa derived word) we call ourselves fulbe, all fulbe who herd cattle still in the Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Central African republic area are referred to as Mbororos.

Fula people have all sorts of hair, we do not have straighter hair, I do not know why white people like to say this. Also, we are not fair in complexion. In fact, a lot of us are dark. Sure there are light Fulani people, but that is like every ethnic group in Nigeria. You will find light Yoruba people, light Igbo people, light Hausa people, etc.