Fulaman198:
I really hope that you are correct lolll. They have either become too Hausanised or Arabized in that part of Nigeria. They can't even form a proper sentence in the Fulfulde/Pular language.
It's always refreshing when someone like Guinea like you or someone from Senegal comes here and we are able to effectively communicate in the language. That tells me that despite regional differences, Fulfulde duna gooto. It is still one language.

Omarbah:
I do not know if you have ever heard of the Wassulu Fula. They are a group of fulbe located in Southwest Mali, North East Guinea and Northern Cote d'Ivoire. The territory they occupied was conquered centuries ago and the environment is overwhelmingly Mande(Bambara or Maninka). But despite speaking Mande language, you'll see them in Fulbe gatherings and Tabital Pulaaku, they are still considered Fulbe. If you listen to Mande music, you'll sometimes hear "Fula Sinani" meaning (Diakite=Bah, Diallo, Sangare= Barry and Sidibe= Sow) , this is how they refer to them.
When a Wassulu Fula moves out of this environment and goes to Futa Jallon for example, he tends to blend again and abandon the Mande language.
So there is still hope for them.
I made some friends through Zone Fulbe and we communicate in fulfulde sometimes. The Pulaar speakers of Futa Toro are the most flexible of all of us. They seem to understand everyone. I might struggle a bit in the beginning but they seem to just get it.

Fulaman198:

Yes, I know of the Wasulu Fulbe. I know of some of them like Oumou Sangare and Dieneba (Jeynaba) Seck who does sometimes sing in Fulfulde (her "Mi yetti ma" song is an example).

My question about the Waasolou(Wasulu) Fulbe is can they also speak Fulfulde/Pular in addition to their respective Mande language? I have seen some of them do so in their music. But I'm curious to know if all of them can.

I'm not surprised that the Toorobe understand everyone else. After all, Fulfulde/Pular like Wolof and Serer is a Senegambian language meaning I'm sure that the roots of the language are in Senegal somewhere. That means that they must also speak the most pure Pular/Fulfulde.

Can you please confirm this for me? One Fulani from Senegal told me that they also have Wodaabe in Senegal. I used to think that Wodaabe Fulani were only located in Niger Rep., Nigeria, Chad because we are Fulbe funnange (or Eastern Fulani). But he told me that my information is wrong that the Wodaabe groups also exist in Senegal, I was very surprised to hear that.

Omarbah:
I know there are nomadic groups still in the Western part of West Africa, Guinea, Sierra Leone included. He might be referring to them.
No most Wasulu Fulas speak Bambara or Maninka but that is simply due to the overwhelming presence of those groups around them. In fact when the Fula groups controlled that land, they married in the local population. Since women are the ones that spend the most time with the kids, they ended up adopting the local languages. But they still have cattle and their milk is as good as the one we make in Futa Jallon.
But as you have noticed with their songs, when they get in contact with Pulaar speakers they learn the language.

Fulaman198:

Yah I was surprised to hear Oumou Sangare singing in Fulfulde/Pular. It made me very happy.

Btw, do you know the story of Penda Yoro?

Omarbah:
Not until I saw it here. It's an interesting story though. How did you learn it?

Fulaman198:

From a Malian Fulani person lollll. Btw, did you listen to the song accompanying the story?

Omarbah:
No, do you have the link?

Omarbah: thanks for sharing the song. Penda must have been beautiful , not just from the outside, to have this song
dedicated to her.

Fulaman198:

Cameroonian Fulfulde would be the same as Nigerian Adamawa Fulfulde. You can post it if you like.

firestar:

http://www.jw.org/fub/

Fulaman198:

Not again lollllll.

You are not the first to try to give me a bible in Fulfulde

Roozzaay:
lngst time bro, jam na?

Bororojo: Waynaabe

G changes to W in Fulfulde plurals. (for some words)

Gorko-Worbe
Wuro-Gure
Gujjo-Wuybe
Gaynaako-Waynaabe

Fulaman198:

Jam palam e an bo?

Roozzaay:
Mi faamaay

Fulaman198:

It's going well and you? Long time indeed.

Roozzaay:
oh thanks bro, jam ni, baasi fuu walaa