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Yoruba

Àbùùbùtán abuké

Etymology

àbùùbùtán (“whale”) +‎ abuké (“hunchbacked, humpbacked”), a Calque of English humpback whale

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bùù.bù.tã́ ā.bū.ké/

Noun

àbùùbùtán abuké

1. humpback whale