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Gbélé

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Gbélé definition 1

Danse traditionnelle Bété (Traditional Bété dance)

"Les jeunes apprennent le gbélé (Young people learn the gbélé dance)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
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April 2026

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Gbélé 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Danse traditionnelle Bété (Traditional Bété dance)

"Les jeunes apprennent le gbélé (Young people learn the gbélé dance)"
Gélé 🇬🇦 Gabon

Coiffe traditionnelle (Traditional headdress)

"Le gélé est haut. (The gele is tall.)"

🇨🇮 About Côte d'Ivoire Slang

Ivorian slang centres on Nouchi, a colourful urban creole born in Abidjan that blends French with Dioula, Bété, and other local languages into one of West Africa's most distinctive street dialects.

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