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{
"word": "loar"
}
],
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"first-person singular present indicative of loar"
],
"links": [
[
"loar",
"loar#Spanish"
]
],
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"first-person",
"form-of",
"indicative",
"present",
"singular"
]
}
],
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}
{
"categories": [
"Xhosa demonstrative pronouns",
"Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
"Xhosa lemmas",
"Xhosa pronouns",
"Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "lóo",
"tags": [
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]
}
],
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "xh",
"pos": "pron",
"senses": [
{
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{
"word": "lowo"
}
],
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"Alternative form of lowo"
],
"links": [
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"lowo",
"lowo#Xhosa"
]
],
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"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "[lôː]"
}
],
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}
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"Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
"Xhosa lemmas",
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"tags": [
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}
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"pos": "pron",
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}
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],
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"lowo",
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]
],
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],
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{
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}
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