Atlantic-Congo · ISO 639-3 fuf
Pular Language Fuuta Jalon
Pular is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken by about 3.0 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Pular is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Pular
Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- North-Central Atlantic
- Fula-Sereer
- Fula
- Pular
Writing system
Latin script
Related languages
About the Pular language
Pular (Fuuta Jalon) is spoken by about 3.0 million people, which makes it the 251st most spoken language in the world — just behind Efik (3.0 million) and ahead of Godwari (3.0 million). It belongs to the Atlantic-Congo language family and, more precisely, to the Fula group within the Fula-Sereer branch.
Where is Pular spoken?
Pular is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Guinea (3.0 million).
Pular is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Pular is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Nigerian Fulfulde, Pulaar, Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde, Maasina Fulfulde and Serer.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 fuf.
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.