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Hula

Hausa · Hausa / Northern Nigeria; Niger; zongo communities in Ghana · Dress

A cap. Robinson records fula (pl. fuluna), 'cap or fez', and fula saki 'a blue or black cap'; hula is the standard modern form (Hausa h/f alternation).

He wore an embroidered hula under his turban.

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