"Lele" meaning in English

See Lele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Lele
  1. A Bantu language of the Bushoong group.
    Sense id: en-Lele-en-name-16DDIuxs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 26 16 16 17 2 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 21 23 22 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 17 19 21 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 16 17 16 2
  2. A Mande language of Guinea.
    Sense id: en-Lele-en-name-QHuaBZp5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 26 16 16 17 2 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 21 23 22 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 16 17 16 2
  3. An East Chadic language spoken in the Tandjilé region.
    Sense id: en-Lele-en-name-jtHToxtu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 26 16 16 17 2 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 21 23 22 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 16 17 16 2
  4. An East Manus language of the Austronesian language family spoken in the northeastern part of Manus Island, New Guinea.
    Sense id: en-Lele-en-name-8jg7AhnZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 26 16 16 17 2 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 21 23 22 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 16 17 16 2
  5. Alternative form of Lyélé (“a language of Burkina Faso”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Lyélé (extra: a language of Burkina Faso)
    Sense id: en-Lele-en-name-DJJNtjNO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 26 16 16 17 2 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 21 23 22 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 24 16 17 16 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Lele pl (plural only)
  1. A Bantu ethnic group closely related to the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Lele-en-noun-ZM-T9plU
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