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Buruburu

🇲🇱 Mali Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition
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Buruburu definition 1

Fiɲɛ ni bɔgɔ, vent et poussière (Wind and dust, dust storm)

"Buruburu bɛ na tilema fɛ. (Dust storms come in hot season.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇲🇱 Mali
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August 2025

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