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Pular

Pular is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Mali, Senegal, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.

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Pular · 12.2°N 12.7°W

Pular (𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪), also referred to as Pula Futa, is a Fula language spoken primarily by the Fula people of Fouta Djallon, Guinea. It is also spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal and in parts of Sierra Leone. There are a small number of speakers in Mali. Pular is spoken by 4.3 million Guineans, about 55% of the national population. This makes Pular the most widely spoken indigenous language in the country. Substantial numbers of Pular speakers have migrated to other countries in West Africa, notably Senegal and Ivory Coast.

Pular is not to be confused with Pulaar, another Fula language spoken natively in Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, and western Mali (including the Futa Tooro region).

Pular is written in three alphabets: Adlam script, Ajami script and the Latin script.

From Wikipedia · Pular language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Written down

NEDDHANKE EN FOW DYIBINTE NO HETTII NO FOTA E DHI FOW, E NDIMU E HANDANDHI. BHE DYIBINDINTE E HAGGHIL E FAAMU ; HIBHE HAANI DYOGONDIRDE E NDER HAGGHIL NEENEGOOTAANKAAKU.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Pular

MeaningWordRomanization
mangorko
womandebbo
eyeyitere
heartɓernde
headhoore
bloodƴiiƴam
liverkeenye
waterndiyam
moonlewru
rivermaayo
leafhaako
dogbareeru
catñaariiru
fishliingu
horsepuccu
cownagge
tensappo
Imi
coffeekofi
ricemaaro
breadmburu
milkkosam
eggboofo
honeynjuumri
hellomihofnima
thank youa jaraama
bookdeftere
moneykaalisi

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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