"Filani" meaning in Nupe

See Filani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Filàni [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Fula Fula. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nup|ff|Fula}} Borrowed from Fula Fula Head templates: {{head|nup|proper noun|head=Filàni}} Filàni, {{nup-pos|proper noun|Filàni}} Filàni
  1. Fula (language)
    Sense id: en-Filani-nup-name-a~vEi7lw Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Ethnonyms, Languages Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 68 32 Disambiguation of Languages: 94 6
  2. Fula (people)
    Sense id: en-Filani-nup-name-aRcjZcTI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Bòròro (english: nomadic Fulani people), Gòóyì (english: culturally assimilated Fulani people; Nupe people of Fulani descent)
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