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"ref": "R. Allen (1946), “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249",
"roman": "Moyo wangu nini huzundukani, likughuriyelo hela ni-n'ni?",
"text": "مُيُ وَاغُ نِنِ هُزُدُكَانِ ، لِكُغُرِيِلُ هِيْلَ نِنْنِ ،",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "-pa-"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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