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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "headstone",
"translation": "headstone",
"word": "mwala wa chikumbutso"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "precious stone",
"translation": "precious stone",
"word": "mwala wa mtengo wapatali"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "quartz stone",
"translation": "quartz stone",
"word": "mwala wa nsangalabwi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "grindstone",
"translation": "grindstone",
"word": "mwala wa tupa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "obelisk",
"translation": "obelisk",
"word": "mwala wautali wa ulemu"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "whetsone",
"translation": "whetsone",
"word": "mwala wonolera"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "grinding stone",
"translation": "grinding stone",
"word": "mwala wopererapo"
}
],
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},
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{
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"3": "*mʊ̀jàdá",
"4": "",
"5": "rock - zone N",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
"expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jàdá (“rock - zone N”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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},
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"name": "inh+"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jàdá (“rock - zone N”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mwalá",
"tags": [
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"class-3"
]
},
{
"form": "miyalá",
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]
}
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"args": {
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"2": "3"
},
"expansion": "mwalá class 3 (plural miyalá class 4)",
"name": "ny-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Chichewa",
"lang_code": "ny",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "50 50",
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"name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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"_dis": "50 50",
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"source": "w+disamb"
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"glosses": [
"stone"
],
"id": "en-mwala-ny-noun-3D1Q2o2s",
"links": [
[
"stone",
"stone"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "50 50",
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"name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
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{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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],
"glosses": [
"rock"
],
"id": "en-mwala-ny-noun-NQp3DA7J",
"links": [
[
"rock",
"rock"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmʷa.ɽá/"
}
],
"word": "mwala"
}
{
"categories": [
"Chichewa class 3 nouns",
"Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
"Chichewa lemmas",
"Chichewa nouns",
"Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
"Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
"Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "headstone",
"translation": "headstone",
"word": "mwala wa chikumbutso"
},
{
"english": "precious stone",
"translation": "precious stone",
"word": "mwala wa mtengo wapatali"
},
{
"english": "quartz stone",
"translation": "quartz stone",
"word": "mwala wa nsangalabwi"
},
{
"english": "grindstone",
"translation": "grindstone",
"word": "mwala wa tupa"
},
{
"english": "obelisk",
"translation": "obelisk",
"word": "mwala wautali wa ulemu"
},
{
"english": "whetsone",
"translation": "whetsone",
"word": "mwala wonolera"
},
{
"english": "grinding stone",
"translation": "grinding stone",
"word": "mwala wopererapo"
}
],
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},
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"name": "glossary"
},
{
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"3": "*mʊ̀jàdá",
"4": "",
"5": "rock - zone N",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
"expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jàdá (“rock - zone N”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"3": "*mʊ̀jàdá",
"4": "",
"5": "rock - zone N"
},
"expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jàdá (“rock - zone N”)",
"name": "inh+"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jàdá (“rock - zone N”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mwalá",
"tags": [
"canonical",
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]
},
{
"form": "miyalá",
"tags": [
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"plural"
]
}
],
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"2": "3"
},
"expansion": "mwalá class 3 (plural miyalá class 4)",
"name": "ny-noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "ny",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"stone"
],
"links": [
[
"stone",
"stone"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"rock"
],
"links": [
[
"rock",
"rock"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmʷa.ɽá/"
}
],
"word": "mwala"
}
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