Term: fula: a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
Broader: niger-kordofanian: the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula) | Unrelated: laminariaceae: large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters