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"plural"
],
"word": "Waswahili"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/swəˈhiːli/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/swɑˈhili/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/swəˈhili/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Swahili.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Swahili.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Swahili.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Swahili.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Swahili.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Swahili language",
"Swahili people"
],
"word": "Swahili"
}
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