See kurī on Wiktionary
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"2": "ᒥᐢᑕᑎᒼ",
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"tr": "mistatim"
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"3": "",
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{
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"2": "kurī"
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "sm",
"2": "ulī"
},
"expansion": "Samoan ulī",
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