ItsTutsi:
The two are grouped together because since the Fulani war their histories have been largely intertwined within Nigeria,they are two different tribes but they have co-existed between each other through religion,generations of intermarriage and language..nowadays is very hard to differentiate them apart,if not impossible,that's why u often see hausa/fulani..thats one thing I'm yet to figure out myself,whether in hausa or fulani

Fulaman198:
Tooroobe are native to Senegal, what are you saying. They are named after Fouta Tooro which comprises both Senegal and Mauritania.

We Fulani in Nigeria have numerous clans more than 20. Like the Kesu'en, Mbororo'en, Etc etc. The Toroobe (like Baaba Maal) are numerous and mainly today exist in Fouta Tooro as fishermen.

We are West African, we are not Ethiopians nor Syrians (that's even more ridiculous). We lived and inhabited North West Africa and have been in the West African region for a minimum of 10,000 years.

cheikh:
@pechhamboi
The Fulani in Nigeria are powerful and assertive because they conquered the peaceful agrarian indigenes(Hausa) speaking people. Nowadays there is not much difference between the two inherently different ethnic groups.

Islam is a religion they share and have in common, since the conquest and pacification of the North, by the Fulani led jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio. The Hausa are generally peaceful and tolerant, hence it was relatively easy for the minority Fulani to over throw their leaders, and install Fulani leadership or Chiefs in place of indigenous Hausa leadership.

Polygamy is prevalent in pre-conquest Africa, but Islam in the sahel region also gave it added legitimacy everywhere, in consonant with traditional African customs, in Hausa land. The Fulani being typically monogamous, is because of their traditional life style- pastorial/nomadism. It is also cheaper and mobile for them to be monogamous, not because they are more disciplined or not.

Fulani are vengeful and unforgiving, because they can afford to be so, amongst very tolerant, peaceful and laid back agrarian neighbours. They are not actually very aggressive nor domineering in other places in West Africa, as they are in Northern Nigeria.

I think that the overall peaceful nature of other Nigerians have been construed as laziness or cowardice by the Fula, and it raises the mystic of the so called brave fulani in the Nigerian sphere, quite unlike other places where they are looked down on, or even discriminated against.

I blame the middle-belt farmers for being unreasonably tolerant and fearful in their own land/farmlands being trespassed and destroyed by roaming fulani herdsmen. Physically, they are slim built or willowy and vary in complexion depending on which country they come from.

The Hausa language is also spoken by the Fulani and majority indigenes. It is only natural that it is so, the fulani are the minority ethnic group.

The Fulani are from somewhere else north west, and West of Nigeria - Guinea, Niger, Mali and other places in West Africa. You can actually discern their origin/ethnicity from some of their names quite distinct from the Hausa.

The eating or food habits of the Fulani depending on where they come from, are quite distinct from typical indigenous Hausa eating habits/taste. The Fulani are predominantly business/trading people(nomads) whereas the Hausa are also traders and Farmers(sedentary).

Their mode of dressing and embroidery, jewellery etc are quite different from the Hausa. There are more differences between the two groups.

Inter-marriages have gone a long way in neutralising some very distinct differences between them culturally and physically, hence the constant annoying "Hausa/Fulani" terminology by other Nigerians, to group them together as if they are one and the same, but for Islam(religion) for the majority of them.

There are Christians amongst the two groups especially amongst the indigenous Hausa. There are animists/ traditional religion amongst them too.

laudate:

Their languages are very different! Someone gave a graphic description of the Fulani on NL a few years back. Here it is:

Prechbills:
is there any difference between the Hausas and the Fulani people?
kindly share your opinion


please post this thread to front page so that every nairalander would be able to contribute

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DemonInSiege:


You mentioned two tribes and asked if they are the same thing

Hausa and Kanuri are not the same people talkless of Fulani who were/are immigrants

Hausaland is the North West Nigeria and across the border while Fulani people have no ancestral land in Nigeria, they conquered the Hausa, islamized and rule over them before the white men came.

Just like the Yoruba people in Kwara State

DemonInSiege:


You mentioned two tribes and asked if they are the same thing

Hausa and Kanuri are not the same people talkless of Fulani who were/are immigrants

Hausaland is the North West Nigeria and across the border while Fulani people have no ancestral land in Nigeria, they conquered the Hausa, islamized and rule over them before the white men came.

Just like the Yoruba people in Kwara State

Blue3k:
No they are two different ethic groups. Their cultures are different but theirs some shared history because kf intermaeriage. Hausa is ligua franca.

SouthEastFacts:

Inter wetin? Fulanis rarely marry Hausa girls, but Hausas do marry Fulani girls.