French word

peul

Pronunciation

IPA/pøl/

Meaning

  • masculine nounFulani person

Example

Un Peul m'a aidé hier.

A Fulani person helped me yesterday.

Illustration for peul (Fulani person)

More examples

Elle a invité une jeune Peule à la réunion.

She invited a young Fulani woman to the meeting.

Core concept

One individual in the broad Fulɓe community found across West Africa and marked by regional cultural and linguistic diversity.

Common phrases

  • un jeune Peul

    a young Fulani man

  • une vieille Peule

    an old Fulani woman

  • des Peuls du quartier

    Fulani people in the neighborhood

Similar words

fulbe: A Fulani person identified by the group's self-designation.
peulh: A Fulani person referred to by an alternate spelling of the name.

Definition in French

S'utilise en français pour désigner un membre du peuple peul (ethnie Fulɓe) présent dans plusieurs pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest.

Word origin

The form peul entered French from an indigenous ethnonym related to Fulɓe and Pullo, rather than from a French descriptive word.

Usage tips

  • Peul refers to a person, whereas the language has regional names such as pulaar, fulfulde, and fula.

Other meanings

  • Fulani languagenoun

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