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},
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},
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"1": "en",
"2": "am",
"3": "ሽፍታ"
},
"expansion": "Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili shifta, from Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta).",
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"form": "shiftas",
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