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Speculative Origins of the Fulani Language

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natural language processing

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paper
Creator:
M.
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Cam
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Opening Paragraph The Fulani people extend across Africa, from Senegal to Dafur, but their origin, like the origin of the universe, is unknown. I have drawn attention to the probable origin of the name Fulani. I propose in this article to review some of the suggested origins of the Fulani language and to put forward a suggestion of my own.

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Languages

FulaFulfulde, AdamawaFulfulde, BorguFulfulde, Central-Eastern NigerFulfulde, MaasinaFulfulde, NigerianFulfulde, Western NigerPulaar

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