PEUL , nomadic people of unknown origin. Along with the hausas are about 40 million, living in West Africa, mainly in the Sahel. They're Islamites. 17, 8 million live in Nigeria. Its physical characteristics are different from the Sudanese and other peoples of the region. With straight nose or sting, never flat, spied, light mahogany skin, thin hair little enraged, wide forehead. It is considered an honor to have Fulani ancestry.