Wodaabe
Woɗaaɓe وٛطَاٻٜ 𞤏𞤮𞤯𞤢𞥄𞤩𞤫 | |
|---|---|
Young Wodaabe women, Niger | |
| Total population | |
| 100,000 (2001) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Niger, Chad | |
| Languages | |
| Fula | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Fula |
The Wodaabe (Fula: Woɗaaɓe, وٛطَاٻٜ, 𞤏𞤮𞤯𞤢𞥄𞤩𞤫) is a name that is used to designate a subgroup of the Fula ethnic group who are traditionally nomadic and found primarily in Niger and Chad. All Wodaabe people should not be mistaken as Mbororo as these are two separate subgroups of the Fulani people. It is translated into English as "Cattle Fulani", and meaning "those who dwell in cattle camps". The Wodaabe culture is one of the 186 cultures of the standard cross-cultural sample used by anthropologists to compare cultural traits. A Wodaabe woman, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, was also chosen to represent civil society of the world on the signing of Paris Protocol on 22 April 2016.