Talk:Kingdom of Fouta Djallon

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Made some modifications to the page particularly with respect to terminology. Would suggest that Fulbe, or preferably Fulɓe, which means Fula people in the Fula language, be used only to describe people, and Fula or Fulani as an adjective. I think usage in English in this regard is evolving, but Fulɓe in Fulfulde/Pulaar not only means people (that is, a plural noun), but can refer more specifically to a subgroup within the larger society. So you have in Fuuta Toro, Haalpulaar'en to describe the cultural group / society in terms of the language they have in common, and in Mali, yimɓe pulaaku to describe people who are not technically Fulɓe, but follow the same culture. In English, use of the established term Fula as an adjective avoids problems of interpretation. Hope this is helpful. --A12n 16:02, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

I think that the map should be revised. Not sure that Dinguiray, which is east of Fouta Djallon proper was ever part of the kingdom. In fact, it seems to be on the map in roughly the area where Timbo is. --A12n 16:06, 8 October 2007 (UTC)