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Joliba

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

Ba ba, Niger ba (Big river, Niger River)

"Joliba bɛ tɛmɛn Mali fɛ. (The Niger River passes through Mali.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇲🇱 Mali
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Djeli kɔrɔba, tariku dɔnna (Master griot, history knower)

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