Origin
The Fuuta Jallon area was settled by the semi-nomadic Fula or Fulani people (Fulɓe in their language) over successive generations between 13th and 16th centuries. Initially they were a traditionalist people called Pulli or Pular, from which the language derives its name. In the 16th century an influx of Muslim Fulɓe from the Macina area of Mali changed the fabric of Fula society.
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