Alternate Names: Adamawa Fulani, Boulbe, Domona, Dzemay, Eastern Fulani, Foulfoulde, Ful, Fula, Fulata, Fulbe, Fulfulde, Mbororo, Palata, Peul, Peulh
Dialects: Akuure, Bilkire (Bilkiri), Garoua, Maroua, Ngaondéré, Nomadic Fulfulde - Mbororoore. Lexical similarity: high with Maroua, Garoua, and Ngaoundere dialects. A member of macrolanguage Fulah ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 669,000 in Cameroon (1986). Possibly 13,000,000 speakers of all Fulfulde varieties. Population total all countries: 929,500.
Language Use: Clans often only permit marriage within the same clan. Adult men will speak Adamawa Fulfulde, while women and children will speak their specific clan’s dialect. Home, neighborhood, work. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], French [fra]. Used as L2 by Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], Buwal [bhs], Cuvok [cuv], Dama [dmm], Doyayo [dow], Dugwor [dme], Gavar [gou], Gbaya-Mbodomo [gmm], Gimme [kmp], Jimi [jim], Karang [kzr], Mbudum [xmd], Mbum [mdd], Mefele [mfj], Mina [hna], Mofu-Gudur [mif], Moloko [mlw], Mono [mru], Muyang [muy], Ndai [gke], Ngiemboon [nnh], North Fali [fll], Pam [pmn], Pana [pnz], Pinyin [pny], Sharwa [swq], Suga [sgi], Tsuvan [tsh], Vame [mlr], Wandala [mfi], Wawa [www], Wuzlam [udl], Zulgo-Gemzek [gnd].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Low compared with national average. Arabic script literacy is 2–3 times greater than Roman script literacy and growing. Franco-Arabic and Anglo-Arabic schools are increasing rapidly. Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. Films. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1983.
Typology: SVO, Maroua dialect sometimes uses VSO.
Writing System: Arabic (Maghribi), Arabic (Naskh), Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: Glossonym: Fulfulde. Ethnonym: Fulbe. Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.