See ekitabo on Wiktionary
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Download raw JSONL data for ekitabo meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized head form: base state kitabo",
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"section": "Luganda",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "ekitabo",
"trace": ""
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