Toroobe

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Scope note
Describes works created by the African people of the same name, a primarily urban-dwelling subgroup of the Fulbe living in Senegal, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon. They tend to form the professional, religious, and administrative elite of the towns.
Toroobe
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025