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  • proper noun A Gur language spoken in Ghana.
  • proper noun A South Halmahera language spoken in Indonesia.

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Examples

  • Australian government, he had recruited on Buli Plantation for the purpose — as was afterwards proved — of getting arms and ammunition.

    CHAPTER XXIII 2010

  • In the Buli language of Ghana children say "goom-jigi."

    Alan Singer: An Atheist Celebrates Rosh Hashanah 2010

  • After several village chiefs refused the tooth, Buli of Gatoka, deep in the mountains, accepted it.

    “Some day, all the fools will be dead....” 2008

  • N'Zita said the villages attacked by government troops earlier in the week were Tchitembo, Buli, and Tumuna, all in the central

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • Solomons by the Australian government, he had recruited on Buli

    Chapter 23 1917

  • "No, a little thing like a missionary does not matter," the Buli answered, himself again.

    The Whale Tooth 1911

  • "It is a new name in Viti Levu," the Buli grinned.

    The Whale Tooth 1911

  • From the Buli's house, John Starhurst saw emerging the Buli and his followers.

    The Whale Tooth 1911

  • "I want none of your Lotu," said the Buli, proudly.

    The Whale Tooth 1911

  • "I have done you no wrong, nor have I done the Buli wrong."

    The Whale Tooth 1911

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