See cula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "icula ni bokola"
},
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"word": "icula-ni-veicula"
},
{
"english": "sewing machine",
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"word": "misini ni culacula"
},
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"english": "to give an injection or vaccination",
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"text": "Sega ni raica rawa na cula.",
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"word": "culaligataka"
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"english": "sewing needle for hand stitching",
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