"fufla" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Gullah]

IPA: /ʔfu.flɑ/ Forms: fufluh [alternative], 'fufla [alternative], fafa [alternative], fufu [alternative]
Etymology: From Vai fɔfɔ ("lungs"). Compare from Ga fuflɑ ("lungs"), Mende (Sierra Leone) vova ("lungs"), Ewe fufu ("breathing"), Ewe fufufu ("panting"), Hausa fufu ("lungs"), and Fon fũfũ ("breathe, breathing"). Etymology templates: {{der|gul|men|vova}} Mende (Sierra Leone) vova, {{der|gul|ee|fufu}} Ewe fufu, {{der|gul|ee|fufufu}} Ewe fufufu, {{der|gul|ha|fufu}} Hausa fufu, {{der|gul|fon|fũfũ}} Fon fũfũ Head templates: {{head|gul|noun}} fufla
  1. (generally, of animals) lungs
    Sense id: en-fufla-gul-noun-adZR-95B Categories (other): Gullah entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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