Mali: le hoddu peul = the fulani hoddu

Le Hoddu Peul-the Fulani Hoddu Literature among the Fulani is essentially oral and musical. It is lyrical and by its very nature literaly,as is every word that trascends the merely denotative or communicative functions of language. Sung,chanted,declained,recited,set to rhythm or supported by gestural or musical accompaniment,it is magnified to a status of art: "A verbal art so pure and so complete that writing ,far from assuming its diffusion, merely impoverishes and weakens it by restricting its range of expression".