See cina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"translation": "Can you bring the lamp so we can see properly?",
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"english": "The lights went out during the storm.",
"text": "Sa boko na cina ena gauna ni cagilaba.",
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"english": "Coleman lantern (using white spirits or petrol)",
"translation": "Coleman lantern (using white spirits or petrol)",
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},
{
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"word": "cina livaliva"
},
{
"english": "kerosene lamp",
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"word": "mata ni cina"
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"english": "The lamp illuminated the path to my house.",
"text": "A cinava na sala ki na noqu vale na cina.",
"translation": "The lamp illuminated the path to my house.",
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{
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