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waɓɓugo

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Fula

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Etymology

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From Proto-Fula-Serer *gaaɓ, whence also Serer kaaɓ.[1] Cognate with Laalaa kaaɓ (“cheek, jaw”), Wolof kaabaab (“jaw”), Saafi-Saafi kaɓaɓki (“cheek”), Bedik ɔ-hɔɓ (“cheek”).

Noun

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waɓɓugo (plural gaɓɓule)

  1. (Pular) cheek

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References

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  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 101
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