See amboa on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili mbwa.\nAll pre-colonial dogs in Madagascar are descended from dogs from mainland Africa. The initial Austronesian settlers of Madagascar certainly would have brought dogs with them, but these dogs may not have survived the voyage to Madagascar, or were genetically supplanted by mainland African dogs.",
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"ipa": "/aˈᵐbua/"
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"ipa": "[əˈᵐbuə̥]"
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