The Wodaabe speak the Fula language and don't use a written language.[3] In the Fula language, woɗa means "taboo", and Woɗaaɓe means "people of the taboo"...

This is sometimes translated as "those who respect taboos", a reference to the Wodaabe isolation from broader Fulbe culture, and their contention that they retain "older" traditions than their Fulbe neighbors.

In contrast, other Fulbe as well as other ethnic groups sometimes refer to the Wodaabe as "Bororo", a sometimes pejorative name, translated into English as "Cattle Fulani", and meaning "those who dwell in cattle camps".

Although there are varying degrees of orthodoxy exhibited, most adhere to at least some of the basic requirements of the religion.[12] Islam became a religion of importance among Wodaabe peoples during the 16th century when the scholar al-Maghili preached the teachings of Muhammad to the elite of northern Nigeria. Al-Maghili was responsible for converting the ruling classes among Hausa, Fulani, and Tuareg peoples in the region.

JallowBah: I love how they picture beauty.. Amazing.

I have always had a special love for tuareg/fulani/futanka/wodaabe. They just attract me with the clothes, the jewelry, the tattoos..damn.

Mrs.Chima:
Professor Ms. Darkskin...

Can I sharpen my pencil? One question before I do.....you mean to tell me the wife STAYS AWAY FROM HER HUSBAND and no sex for four years?!!!!


And Chima complains about TWO HOURS! HMMPH!

Carry on.

shymmex: These people are overrated because they have got European features..

I prefer big nose and big lips..

MagnumPI: You know what I love about them, they are proud of their culture.

They call themselves the most beautiful people on earth.

During the gerewol, married woman and unmarried women can pick a man to have sex with for the night or pick husband.

onila: I hate those paintings on their face

JallowBah: I love the paintings on their face. Both men and women.

The men do their painting to show their beauty for the women.
The women do the tattoos/henna to show wich tribe they belong to before, if I remember correctly. Some parts of the woodabe/hausa/fulani etc only do chin/mouth, some do forehead, some do the side of the eyes etc.

from the comments:

i think they are litrally the most beautiful people in the world. just goes to show how distorted the western idea of beauty is

amor4ce: It has been noted in some studies that the Fulani are offspring of Put/Pul, one of the 4 sons of Ham. The relative paucity of information on the origin and history of these people seems to confirm the theory - just as the Biblical people of Pul were not recorded as kingdom builders but reputed as warriors, the Fulani are associated with the same disposition, except for the recent Uthman Dan Fodio jihad. They have a history of fighting with the armies of other nations and hence southern Nigerians who have foolishly abandoned their ways for [b]Hell[/b]enist culture should not look down on them. They don't shy away from battles.


Peul > Pul
Ful(a) > Phul > Peul
Phut > Put > Pul

Nomad girl attending a Yakey...(??)

JallowBah:

To show their features in the best way

And yes, some of the lines can show wich country you come from. The three I got for example, shows that my husbands family go back to Guinea.

Fulaman198:

The face markings are supposed to bring out the whiteness of eyes and teeth, by painting your face yellow during Worso which is what the official dance is called, you can differentiate the whites of the teeth and eyes from the yellow. It shows a healthy man.

sambos994: Beautiful people....I think I have a small percentage of Fulani in me

Mrs.Chima:


Negro....you everything in nationality column huh?

I have this and that and this and that from my parents.

sambos994:

No lie... 50% Igbo, 59% 49-49.5% Hausa, 0.5-1% Fulani, 100% Human