See theka on Wiktionary
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"thek",
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"laugh",
"laugh#English"
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],
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"kucheka",
"cheka#Swahili"
]
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"word": "mũrĩa mori yake ndathekagwo"
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"thek",
"thek#Albanian"
]
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"word": "mũheenania ndathekaga"
},
{
"word": "mũrĩa mori yake ndathekagwo"
},
{
"word": "rũrĩ itara rũthekaga rũrĩ riko"
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"laugh",
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[
"gutheka",
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