"fulani" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-fulani.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|فُلَان}} Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān) Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} fulani (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} fulani (invariable)
  1. certain (particular) Tags: invariable Derived forms: fulanifulani
    Sense id: en-fulani-sw-adj-Ge8oTtpT

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-fulani.flac Forms: fulani class IX [canonical], fulani class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|فُلَان}} Borrowed from Arabic فُلَان (fulān) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} fulani class IX (plural fulani class X)
  1. a certain thing, esp. a person; somebody
    Sense id: en-fulani-sw-noun-5W9T03mC Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
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