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bolíis

[boˈliːs]

noun

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. police
  2. The civil force of a state responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
Examples

Bolíis kaxxa gari tan.

The police are at the main building.

Pronunciationboˈliːs

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a loanword commonly used in daily conversation.

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bolíis in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.