Bube

noun

Bu·​be

ˈbüˌbā

variants or Bubi

-(ˌ)bē

plural Bube or Bubes or Bubi or Bubis

1

a

: a Bantu-speaking people of the island of Fernando Po, West Africa

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Bantu language of the Bube people

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