Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (compare English Fulani, French fulani, Spanish fulani). Ultimately from Fula ful-. See English Fulani for further etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfulɑni/, [ˈfulɑ̝ni]
- Rhymes: -ulɑni
- Syllabification(key): fu‧la‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): fu‧la‧ni
Noun
fulani
- Fula (language spoken in West Africa)
- Synonym: fulanin kieli
Declension
| Inflection of fulani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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fulani
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—
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| genitive
|
fulanin
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—
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| partitive
|
fulania
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—
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| illative
|
fulaniin
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—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
fulani
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
fulani
|
—
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| gen.
|
fulanin
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| genitive
|
fulanin
|
—
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| partitive
|
fulania
|
—
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| inessive
|
fulanissa
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—
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| elative
|
fulanista
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—
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| illative
|
fulaniin
|
—
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| adessive
|
fulanilla
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—
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| ablative
|
fulanilta
|
—
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| allative
|
fulanille
|
—
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| essive
|
fulanina
|
—
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| translative
|
fulaniksi
|
—
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| abessive
|
fulanitta
|
—
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
fulanini
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
fulanini
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—
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| gen.
|
fulanini
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| genitive
|
fulanini
|
—
|
| partitive
|
fulaniani
|
—
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| inessive
|
fulanissani
|
—
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| elative
|
fulanistani
|
—
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| illative
|
fulaniini
|
—
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| adessive
|
fulanillani
|
—
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| ablative
|
fulaniltani
|
—
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| allative
|
fulanilleni
|
—
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| essive
|
fulaninani
|
—
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| translative
|
fulanikseni
|
—
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| abessive
|
fulanittani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
fulanisi
|
—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
fulanisi
|
—
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| gen.
|
fulanisi
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| genitive
|
fulanisi
|
—
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| partitive
|
fulaniasi
|
—
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| inessive
|
fulanissasi
|
—
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| elative
|
fulanistasi
|
—
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| illative
|
fulaniisi
|
—
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| adessive
|
fulanillasi
|
—
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| ablative
|
fulaniltasi
|
—
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| allative
|
fulanillesi
|
—
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| essive
|
fulaninasi
|
—
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| translative
|
fulaniksesi
|
—
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| abessive
|
fulanittasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
fulanimme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
fulanimme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
fulanimme
|
| genitive
|
fulanimme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
fulaniamme
|
—
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| inessive
|
fulanissamme
|
—
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| elative
|
fulanistamme
|
—
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| illative
|
fulaniimme
|
—
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| adessive
|
fulanillamme
|
—
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| ablative
|
fulaniltamme
|
—
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| allative
|
fulanillemme
|
—
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| essive
|
fulaninamme
|
—
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| translative
|
fulaniksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
fulanittamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
fulaninne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
fulaninne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
fulaninne
|
| genitive
|
fulaninne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
fulanianne
|
—
|
| inessive
|
fulanissanne
|
—
|
| elative
|
fulanistanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
fulaniinne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
fulanillanne
|
—
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| ablative
|
fulaniltanne
|
—
|
| allative
|
fulanillenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
fulaninanne
|
—
|
| translative
|
fulaniksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
fulanittanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
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
See also
Anagrams
French
Noun
fulani m (uncountable)
- Fula, Fulani (language)
Italian
Adjective
fulani m
- masculine plural of fulano
Anagrams
Spanish
Adjective
fulani (invariable)
- Fula
Noun
fulani m or f by sense (plural fulani)
- Fula
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān).
Pronunciation
Noun
fulani class IX (plural fulani class X)
- a certain thing, esp. a person; somebody
Adjective
fulani (invariable)
- certain (particular)
Derived terms