See mbʊ́à on Wiktionary
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"2": "alv-pro",
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"3": "",
"4": "dog"
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"3": "",
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"3": "",
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"3": "",
"4": "dog"
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"3": "",
"4": "dog"
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "bu",
"3": "",
"4": "dog"
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"expansion": "Yemba bu (“dog”)",
"name": "cog"
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"word": "mbwa"
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"lang": "Korekore",
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"word": "ingwa"
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"lang_code": "sn"
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"3": "",
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"2": "ewua",
"3": "",
"4": "dog"
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "iwa",
"3": "",
"4": "dog"
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"expansion": "Tiv iwa (“dog”)",
"name": "cog"
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"args": {
"1": "uha",
"2": "àbùà",
"3": "",
"4": "dog"
},
"expansion": "Uhami àbùà (“dog”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bax",
"2": "mvuo",
"3": "",
"4": "dog"
},
"expansion": "Bamum mvuo (“dog”)",
"name": "cog"
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"args": {
"1": "ybb",
"2": "bu",
"3": "",
"4": "dog"
},
"expansion": "Yemba bu (“dog”)",
"name": "cog"
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"args": {
"1": "nic-grf-pro",
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "*á-byá"
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"expansion": "Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- (“dog”). Cognates outside Bantu are Efik ebua (“dog”), Ibibio ewua (“dog”), Tiv iwa (“dog”), Uhami àbùà (“dog”), Bamum mvuo (“dog”) and Yemba bu (“dog”) (from Proto-Grassfields *búà) and Proto-Edoid *A-bhωa, also see Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá",
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"tags": [
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"plural"
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"Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
"Proto-Bantu lemmas",
"Proto-Bantu nouns",
"Proto-Bantu terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
"Proto-Bantu terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
"Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"bnt-pro:Canids"
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"word": "mbʊ́à"
}
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