Fulfulde, Western Niger

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A language of Niger

ISO 639-3
fuh
Alternate Names
Fula, Fulani, Fulbe, Gorgal Fulfulde, Northeastern Burkina Faso Fulfulde, Peul, Peulh
Autonym
Fulfulde, ڢُلْڢُلْدٜ‎ (Fulfulde)
User Population

1,120,000 in Niger (2019). Total users in all countries: 2,320,000.

Location

Dosso region: Burkina Faso border east to Dogondoutchi area; group in Niamey region; Tillabéri region: central and west.

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Language Status

5 (Developing). Recognized language (1999, Constitution, Article 3).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Fula, East Central
Dialects

Dallol, Bitinkoore, Tera. A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful].

Typology

SVO; prepositions and postpositions; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word final; 1 prefix, 9 suffixes; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, indirect objects, given and new information, topic and comment; verb affixes mark number, subject (obligatory); class marking with participle obligatory; middle and passive voice; causatives; CV, CVC, CVV, CVVC; nontonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. Some who move into the city speak Zarma [dje]. All domains. Used by all. Most also use Zarma [dje].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literature. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Fulfulde, Western Niger
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

The Fulbe from Senegal to Sudan consider themselves 1 ethnic group speaking 1 language, but acknowledge differences in speech. Muslim.

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