Bulu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bulu"

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• enPR: bo͞o′lo͞o
• (Received Pronunciation, India) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.luː/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lu/
• (Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbʉː.lʉː/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈbʉ.lʉ/

• Hyphenation: Bu‧lu

Proper noun

Bulu

2. A Bantu language spoken in southern Cameroon.
4. An ethnic group in Cameroon and Gabon.

Noun

Bulu (plural Bulu or Bulus)

2. A member of the ethnic group.

References

• “Bulu”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.
• “Bulu, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code bum (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Bulu, bum ⁠