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"2": "cdc-pro",
"3": "-"
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"args": {
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"2": "slā"
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{
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"1": "udl",
"2": "slà"
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"expansion": "Uldeme slà",
"name": "cog"
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{
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"2": "slá"
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"expansion": "Bana slá",
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"args": {
"1": "muy",
"2": "ɬà"
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "ɬa"
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "pbi",
"2": "sla"
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"name": "cog"
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"args": {
"1": "dbq",
"2": "zlà"
},
"expansion": "Daba zlà",
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"1": "kot",
"2": "nsla"
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"2": "sac"
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"form": "sānìyā",
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"feminine"
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ha",
"name": "Mammals",
"orig": "ha:Mammals",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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"bull, ox, cattle"
],
"id": "en-sa-ha-noun-VzE8YKEZ",
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"bull",
"bull"
],
[
"ox",
"ox"
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[
"cattle",
"cattle"
]
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{
"ipa": "/sâː/"
},
{
"ipa": "[sâː]",
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}
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}
{
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "slā"
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "udl",
"2": "slà"
},
"expansion": "Uldeme slà",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bcw",
"2": "slá"
},
"expansion": "Bana slá",
"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "muy",
"2": "ɬà"
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"expansion": "Muyang ɬà",
"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "mlw",
"2": "ɬa"
},
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "gnd",
"2": "sla"
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"expansion": "Zulgo-Gemzek sla",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pbi",
"2": "sla"
},
"expansion": "Podoko sla",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dbq",
"2": "zlà"
},
"expansion": "Daba zlà",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kot",
"2": "nsla"
},
"expansion": "Lagwan nsla",
"name": "cog"
},
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"args": {
"1": "ngi",
"2": "tla"
},
"expansion": "Ngizim tla",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "sac"
},
"expansion": "Somali sac",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"form": "sâ",
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"form": "sānìyā",
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"Hausa lemmas",
"Hausa masculine nouns",
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"Hausa terms inherited from Proto-Chadic",
"Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"bull, ox, cattle"
],
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[
"bull",
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],
[
"ox",
"ox"
],
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"cattle",
"cattle"
]
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/sâː/"
},
{
"ipa": "[sâː]",
"note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
}
],
"word": "sa"
}
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