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Lele

Lele proper noun: a Bantu language of the Bushoong group. Also the alternative form of Lyélé.

Proper noun

Lele

  1. A Bantu language of the Bushoong group.
  2. A Mande language of Guinea.
  3. An East Chadic language spoken in the Tandjilé region.
  4. An East Manus language of the Austronesian language family spoken in the northeastern part of Manus Island, New Guinea.

Noun

Lele pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Bantu ethnic group closely related to the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Also used as

Lele is also the alternative form of Lyélé.

Questions about Lele

What does Lele mean?
Lele means a Bantu language of the Bushoong group.
What part of speech is Lele?
Lele can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Lele in the dictionary

  1. Lelaina
  2. Leland
  3. Lelant
  4. Lelantine
  5. Lelas
  6. Lele
  7. Lelean
  8. Leleans
  9. Leleasca
  10. Lelese
  11. Leleux

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