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"forms": [
{
"form": "dāwā̀",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"feminine"
]
},
{
"form": "dāwōyī",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
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]
}
],
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "ha",
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"senses": [
{
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{
"_dis": "58 42",
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},
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}
],
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"sorghum"
],
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"links": [
[
"sorghum",
"sorghum"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/dáː.wàː/"
},
{
"ipa": "[dáː.wàː]",
"note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
}
],
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}
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{
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]
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]
}
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],
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],
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},
{
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}
],
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"Hausa feminine nouns",
"Hausa lemmas",
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"Hausa nouns",
"Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 17 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"ha:Grains"
],
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{
"form": "dāwā̀",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"feminine"
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]
},
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],
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]
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},
{
"ipa": "[dáː.wàː]",
"note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
}
],
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}
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}
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},
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"lang_code": "ha",
"pos": "noun",
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{
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],
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]
]
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},
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}
],
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}
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