▁Niger , ▁through ▁northern ▁Niger ia , ▁n ort he astern ▁Cam ero on , ▁south western ▁Ch ad , ▁western ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Congo ▁. ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁W oda abe ▁was ▁estimated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁elaborate ▁att ire ▁and ▁rich ▁cultural ▁cer emon ies . ▁ ▁The ▁W oda abe ▁speak ▁the ▁F ula ▁language ▁and ▁don ' t ▁use ▁a ▁written ▁language . ▁In ▁the ▁F ula ▁language , ▁wo <0xC9> <0x97> a ▁means ▁" tab oo ", ▁and ▁Wo <0xC9> <0x97> aa <0xC9> <0x93> e ▁means ▁" people ▁of ▁the ▁tab oo ". ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁sometimes ▁translated ▁as ▁" th ose ▁who ▁respect ▁tab o os ", ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁W oda abe ▁isol ation ▁from ▁bro ader ▁Ful be ▁culture , ▁and ▁their ▁cont ention ▁that ▁they ▁retain ▁" older " ▁trad itions ▁than ▁their ▁Ful be ▁neighb ors . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁other ▁Ful be ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁sometimes ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁W oda abe ▁as ▁" M bor oro ", ▁a ▁sometimes ▁pe jor ative ▁name , ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁as ▁" C attle ▁Ful ani ", ▁and ▁meaning ▁" th ose ▁who ▁dwell ▁in ▁cattle ▁cam ps ". ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁F ula ▁people ▁across ▁West ▁Africa ▁were ▁among ▁the