Fu·la·ni 
(flä′nē, f-lä-) also Fu·la (flə)
(flä′nē, f-lä-) also Fu·la (flə)n. pl. Fulani or Fu·la·nis also Fula or Fu·las
1. A member of a pastoral, largely Muslim people inhabiting parts of West Africa from northern Nigeria to Mali and the Atlantic coast.
2. The Atlantic language of this people, widely used as a lingua franca in West Africa.