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Buthanani
/boo-ta-NAH-nee/
Xhosa
· a boy’s name
“gather together; come together”
How to say it
boo-ta-NAH-nee
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
rare
From the same family
01
Buthongo
“sleep”
Xhosa
male
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