Pulaar

Pulaar (in Latin: pulaar, in Ajami: ݒُلَارْ‎) is a Senegambian language spoken primarily in Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia. It is one of the national languages of Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia and is spoken by more than 6 million people worldwide.

The two main speakers of Pulaar are the Toucouleur people and the Fulɓe (also known as Fulani or Peul) in the Senegal River valley area traditionally known as Futa Tooro. Pulaar is the second most spoken local language in Mauritania and Senegal, being a first language for around 22% of the latter country's population. This correlates with 23.7% of the country in which Fulbe is the population's ethnicity. There are around 28 known dialects of Fula, most of which are mutually intelligible with each other. The Fula dialects, as well as other West African languages, are usually referenced under the umbrella term ‘Fula’. Pulaar as a language, however, is not usually referenced as ‘Fula’. According to Ethnologue there are several dialectal varieties, but all are mutually intelligible.

Pulaar is not to be confused with Pular, another variety of Fula spoken in Guinea (including the Fouta Djallon region). The Pulaar and Pular varieties of Fula are to some extent mutually intelligible.

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