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fulani

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See also: Fulani

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (compare English Fulani, French fulani, Spanish fulani). Ultimately from Fula ful-. See English Fulani for further etymology.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfulɑni/, [ˈfulɑ̝ni]
  • Rhymes: -ulɑni
  • Hyphenation(key): fu‧la‧ni

Noun

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fulani

  1. Fula (language spoken in West Africa)
    Synonym: fulanin kieli

Declension

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Inflection of fulani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative fulani
genitive fulanin
partitive fulania
illative fulaniin
singular plural
nominative fulani
accusative nom. fulani
gen. fulanin
genitive fulanin
partitive fulania
inessive fulanissa
elative fulanista
illative fulaniin
adessive fulanilla
ablative fulanilta
allative fulanille
essive fulanina
translative fulaniksi
abessive fulanitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of fulani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative fulanini
accusative nom. fulanini
gen. fulanini
genitive fulanini
partitive fulaniani
inessive fulanissani
elative fulanistani
illative fulaniini
adessive fulanillani
ablative fulaniltani
allative fulanilleni
essive fulaninani
translative fulanikseni
abessive fulanittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative fulanisi
accusative nom. fulanisi
gen. fulanisi
genitive fulanisi
partitive fulaniasi
inessive fulanissasi
elative fulanistasi
illative fulaniisi
adessive fulanillasi
ablative fulaniltasi
allative fulanillesi
essive fulaninasi
translative fulaniksesi
abessive fulanittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative fulanimme
accusative nom. fulanimme
gen. fulanimme
genitive fulanimme
partitive fulaniamme
inessive fulanissamme
elative fulanistamme
illative fulaniimme
adessive fulanillamme
ablative fulaniltamme
allative fulanillemme
essive fulaninamme
translative fulaniksemme
abessive fulanittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative fulaninne
accusative nom. fulaninne
gen. fulaninne
genitive fulaninne
partitive fulanianne
inessive fulanissanne
elative fulanistanne
illative fulaniinne
adessive fulanillanne
ablative fulaniltanne
allative fulanillenne
essive fulaninanne
translative fulaniksenne
abessive fulanittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative fulaninsa
accusative nom. fulaninsa
gen. fulaninsa
genitive fulaninsa
partitive fulaniaan
fulaniansa
inessive fulanissaan
fulanissansa
elative fulanistaan
fulanistansa
illative fulaniinsa
adessive fulanillaan
fulanillansa
ablative fulaniltaan
fulaniltansa
allative fulanilleen
fulanillensa
essive fulaninaan
fulaninansa
translative fulanikseen
fulaniksensa
abessive fulanittaan
fulanittansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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Anagrams

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French

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Noun

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fulani m (uncountable)

  1. Fula, Fulani (language)

Italian

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Adjective

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fulani m

  1. masculine plural of fulano

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Adjective

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fulani (invariable)

  1. Fula

Noun

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fulani m or f by sense (plural fulani)

  1. Fula

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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fulani class IX (plural fulani class X)

  1. a certain thing, esp. a person; somebody

Adjective

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fulani (invariable)

  1. certain (particular)

Derived terms

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