Fulbe, bibbe fulbe lessdi afrika, mi noddi on! I want to share this video no matter if you are a Nigerian Fulani, Guinean Fulani, Mauritanian Fulani, Senegalese Fulani, Nigerien (from Niger Republic) Fulani, Ghanaian Fulani, Chadian Fulani, Malian Fulani, Sierra Leonian Fulani, Cameroonian, Fulani, Burkinabe Fulani, etc. etc. you need to remember your culture and your root. A Fulani man or woman does not eat alone and is always giving to those around them. Be finatawa men! Allah wallu en!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SExQ1EuzKM

In this song, even though his accent is not a Fulani accent, Vieux is right about the practises of Fulani custom.

How many Fulani on NL know about Compuli?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZtYS24kJk

I am proud to be a fulani, from sokoto

mujaya1:
I am proud to be a fulani, from sokoto

Do you speak Fulani?

Fulaman198:
Fulbe, bibbe fulbe lessdi afrika, mi noddi on! I want to share this video no matter if you are a Nigerian Fulani, Guinean Fulani, Mauritanian Fulani, Senegalese Fulani, Nigerien (from Niger Republic) Fulani, Ghanaian Fulani, Chadian Fulani, Malian Fulani, Sierra Leonian Fulani, Cameroonian, Fulani, Burkinabe Fulani, etc. etc. you need to remember your culture and your root. A Fulani man or woman does not eat alone and is always giving to those around them. Be finatawa men! Allah wallu en!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SExQ1EuzKM

In this song, even though his accent is not a Fulani accent, Vieux is right about the practises of Fulani custom.

I've heard of the preference of Nigerian Fulanis to speak Hausa instead of Fulani. Which states in Nigeria are predominantly Fulani speaking or have Fulani-speaking people?

Also, what percentage of all Fulanis in Nigeria speak Fulani?

bigfrancis21:


I've heard of the preference of Nigerian Fulanis to speak Hausa instead of Fulani. Which states in Nigeria are predominantly Fulani speaking or have Fulani-speaking people?

Also, what percentage of all Fulanis in Nigeria speak Fulani?

gombe,adamawa,kebbi and sokoto,also kano remember governor of kano now is fulani and he speak fulani, i think even sanusi lamidu sanusi is fluent in fulani.

bigfrancis21:


I've heard of the preference of Nigerian Fulanis to speak Hausa instead of Fulani. Which states in Nigeria are predominantly Fulani speaking or have Fulani-speaking people?

Also, what percentage of all Fulanis in Nigeria speak Fulani?

You are correct in that Fulanis of mainly the NW engage communication in the Hausa language (Sokoto, Katsina, etc.). In Nigeria, the states in which Fulanis speak the Fulfulde language (Fulani language which can also be called Pulaar sometimes) are my home state Adamawa, Taraba, and Gombe. Most Fulanis in these regions are proficient in both Fulfulde and Hausa. As you may know Adamawa extends into Adamaoua of Cameroon.

To answer your second question about percentage of Fulanis in Nigeria that speak Fulani well I'd say roughly 40 - 45%. There are about 10 million Fulani speakers total and I believe slightly over 20 million ethnic Fulanis from both the NW and NE regions of Nigeria.

Excellent question.

mujaya1:
gombe,adamawa,kebbi and sokoto,also kano remember governor of kano now is fulani and he speak fulani, i think even sanusi lamidu sanusi is fluent in fulani.

Sokoto, Kebbi and Kano not really. It is mainly Adamawa, Taraba and Gombe. Sokoto has a much higher Hausa Threshold.

Fulaman198:


Sokoto, Kebbi and Kano not really. It is mainly Adamawa, Taraba and Gombe. Sokoto has a much higher Hausa Threshold.

the problem here in sokoto is most hausa people marry fulani women,and the population is reducing but here in sokoto most fulani parent they don,t speak fulani language to their children because they don,t want there children to hear the scret they were talking.

mujaya1:
the problem here in sokoto is most hausa people marry fulani women,and the population is reducing but here in sokoto most fulani parent they don,t speak fulani language to their children because they don,t want there children to hear the scret they were talking.

Interesting

Fulaman198:


Interesting

tell me more about fulani of adamawa and it is truth that even igbo is speaking fulani in adamawa.

mujaya1:
tell me more about fulani of adamawa and it is truth that even igbo is speaking fulani in adamawa.

Adamawaare is the name of the Fulani dialect in Adamawa, NG. Adamawa extends into Adamaoua of Cameroon and to the Fulani of both Nigeria and Cameroon, we consider ourselves the same.

We speak the same Fulani dialect as do the Fulanis in Eastern Niger Republic, Northern Cameroon, Chad, Central Afr. Republic and Sudan.

I have never come across an Igbo that speaks Fulfulde. I have however come across an Igbo that speaks Hausa.

Fulaman198:


Adamawaare is the name of the Fulani dialect in Adamawa, NG. Adamawa extends into Adamaoua of Cameroon and to the Fulani of both Nigeria and Cameroon, we consider ourselves the same.

We speak the same Fulani dialect as do the Fulanis in Eastern Niger Republic, Northern Cameroon, Chad, Central Afr. Republic and Sudan.

I have never come across an Igbo that speaks Fulfulde. I have however come across an Igbo that speaks Hausa.

so fulani of adamawa are the mejority or minority in state.

mujaya1:
so fulani of adamawa are the mejority or minority in state.

Majority bros

Why people love us, every where we go, they can identify us by skin colour, nose, ear.

Why people love us, every where we go, they can identify us by skin colour, nose, ear.hair

mujaya1:
Why people love us, every where we go, they can identify us by skin colour, nose, ear.hair

Whilst some of what you say is true, not everyone has the stereotypical Fulani nose (look at Ahmadu Ahidjo for instance). Now, I do understand what you mean don't get me wrong and for the most part you are right. I'm not sure if people "love us" so to say. In other African countries they may not sure about Nigeria based on what I have seen on NL forums.

Fulaman198:


Whilst some of what you say is true, not everyone has the stereotypical Fulani nose (look at Ahmadu Ahidjo for instance). Now, I do understand what you mean don't get me wrong and for the most part you are right. I'm not sure if people "love us" so to say. In other African countries they may not sure about Nigeria based on what I have seen on NL forums.

so what is the different between fulani of nigeria and other african country, and their name is different from our name,like Bah, sore,jalloh

mujaya1:
so what is the different between fulani of nigeria and other african country, and their name is different from our name,like Bah, sore,jalloh

Fulanis of other parts of West Africa use native Fulani names like Jalloh/Diallo which are the same, Ba/Bah, Sow, Balde, Ka/Kah, etc. In Adamawa, there are Fulani that use native Fulani names like Gelajo, Gajo, Nyako, etc. Though in other parts of Nigeria Islamised names are more common than their respective Fulani names. That is everywhere outside of Adamawa. Nigerian Fulanis are also more religiously strict except for the Mbororo'en.

Fulaman198:


Fulanis of other parts of West Africa use native Fulani names like Jalloh/Diallo which are the same, Ba/Bah, Sow, Balde, Ka/Kah, etc. In Adamawa, there are Fulani that use native Fulani names like Gelajo, Gajo, Nyako, etc. Though in other parts of Nigeria Islamised names are more common than their respective Fulani names. That is everywhere outside of Adamawa. Nigerian Fulanis are also more religiously strict except for the Mbororo'en.

we have the same name in sokoto,like;buba,jabbe,amo,ige,jauro,manu, but i think we are same in culture.

Fulaman198:


Sokoto, Kebbi and Kano not really. It is mainly Adamawa, Taraba and Gombe. Sokoto has a much higher Hausa Threshold.

Most tend to underrate the population of Fulfulde speaking Fulani in the Northwest due to their minority status. But I believe the number of Fulfulde speaking Fulani in Kano alone supersedes those in Taraba state. By my own analysis their population is between 1.4-1.8 million native speakers. Its interesting to know that all elected deputy governors in kano from 1999 to 2015 are all Fulfulde speaking Fulani, the present Governor was a two time former deputy governor and he is a Fulfulde speaking Fulani.

bigfrancis21:


I've heard of the preference of Nigerian Fulanis to speak Hausa instead of Fulani.

"Preference" I think the right phrase should be something like "tend to speak". Because they dont prefer speaking Hausa over Fulfulde but the environment tend to force them to.

mujaya1:
gombe,adamawa,kebbi and sokoto,also kano remember governor of kano now is fulani and he speak fulani, i think even sanusi lamidu sanusi is fluent in fulani.

Nay Emir Sunusi don't speak any Fulfulde.

mujaya1:
we have the same name in sokoto,like;buba,jabbe,amo,ige,jauro,manu, but i think we are same in culture.

Correct, Fulani names are really the same everywhere. It's mainly the dialects that differ ever so slightly.

Baaballiyo:


Most tend to under-rate the population of Fulfulde speaking Fulani in Kano due to their minority status. But I believe the number of Fulfulde speaking Fulani in Kano alone supersedes those in Taraba state. By my own analysis their population is between 1.4-1.8 million native speakers. Its interesting to know that all elected deputy governors in kano from 1999 to 2015 are all Fulfulde speaking Fulani, the present Governor was a two time former deputy governor and he is a Fulfulde speaking Fulani.

That may be true, I don't doubt it for a bit. I will have to further look into this as well but I think you could be right.

Baaballiyo:


Nay Emir Sunusi don't speak any Fulfulde.

but his mother speak fulani and people that suprise me is sultan of sokoto, he is not speak fulani

Fulaman198:


Correct, Fulani names are really the same everywhere. It's mainly the dialects that differ ever so slightly.

about hausa, some old hausa men and women in sokoto still speak fulfulde language, and if you ask them they will tell you, they lived with fulani and other would tell you at that time fulfulde is widely speaking but now hausa has overtake.

mujaya1:
about hausa, some old hausa men and women in sokoto still speak fulfulde language, and if you ask them they will tell you, they lived with fulani and other would tell you at that time fulfulde is widely speaking but now hausa has overtake.

Very interesting bro, I had no idea

mujaya1:
but his mother speak fulani and people that suprise me is sultan of sokoto, he is not speak fulani

I do not think she speaks Fulfulde well, but she understands it well because she was once married to a Fulani man from Adamawa (Mubi)and lived there for almost 20yrs after her marriage with the Emir's father ( Ciroma Aminu Sanusi) was dissolved by Emir Sanusi 1. So the present Emir (sanusi 2) have half brothers and sisters that speak Fulfulde fluently, but he and his full sister donot speak or even understand Fulfulde.

As for the Sultan not speaking Fulfulde that is normal for fulbe Royal houses in the North~West, non of them speak it any longer due to a policy which the Shehu ( Usman bi fodiyo ) himself promulgated in secret to all fulbe Royal houses after the Jihad was successful.

my fulani king.

RoyalPearl:
my fulani king.

Hello my Hausa queen

I would throw you a kiss if it were not for Ramadan

Baaballiyo:


I do not think she speaks Fulfulde well, but she understands it well because she was once married to a Fulani man from Adamawa (Mubi)and lived there for almost 20yrs after her marriage with the Emir's father ( Ciroma Aminu Sanusi) was dissolved by Emir Sanusi 1. So the present Emir (sanusi 2) have half brothers and sisters that speak Fulfulde fluently, but he and his full sister donot speak or even understand Fulfulde.

As for the Sultan not speaking Fulfulde that is normal for fulbe Royal houses in the North~West, non of them speak it any longer due to a policy which the Shehu ( Usman bi fodiyo ) himself promulgated in secret to all fulbe Royal houses after the Jihad was successful.

tell us more about this policy.