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Dobu

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[doh-boo] / ˈdoʊ bu /

noun

plural

Dobus,

plural

Dobu

  1. a member of a Melanesian people who inhabit the settlement of Dobu, in Papua New Guinea.

  2. the Austronesian language of the Dobu.

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A peculiar device is reported from Dobu, New Guinea.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

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