Bagirmi Fulfulde also known as Baghirmi Peul or Bagirmi Fula is a variety of the Fula language spoken primarily in the Chari-Baguirmi region of Chad as well as in Central African Republic. Bagirmi Fulfulde, like other Fula varieties, has a consonant inventory with sounds such as stops, fricatives, and nasals. It typically includes a set of oral and nasalized vowels.^[2]

The lexicon of Bagirmi Fulfulde shares many common words with other Fula varieties. Bagirmi Fulfulde, like other Fula varieties, is generally classified as a member of the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It exhibits agglutinative features, where affixes are added to a root to convey grammatical meaning.^[2]

Fula languages, including Bagirmi Fulfulde, often have a complex noun class system, which is reflected in the agreement patterns with verbs and modifiers. Verbs in Bagirmi Fulfulde typically undergo various conjugations to indicate tense, aspect, and mood.^[2]

Bagirmi Fulfulde shares core grammatical features with other varieties of Fula, such as Pulaar and Adamawa Fulfulde spoken in different regions.^[3]

Bagirmi Fulfulde is not to be confused with the Bagirmi language, a different unrelated language that belongs to the Nilo-Saharan language family.

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