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Moru

noun
Mo·​ru | \ ˈmō(ˌ)rü, ˈmȯ(ˌ)-\
plural Moru or Morus

Definition of Moru

1a : a people of the Sudan
b : a member of such people
2 : a Central Sudanic language of the Moru people

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