See basa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "aʼbasa jeʼneʼ soʼ"
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"word": "aʼbasa nngiruʼ"
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"word": "bantaʼ-bantaʼ basa"
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"word": "appaʼbasa Balanda"
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"word": "akkaʼ basa"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "aʼbasa bunga-bunga"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "aʼbasa jeʼneʼ gangang"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "aʼbasa jeʼneʼ soʼ"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "aʼbasa nngiruʼ"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "bantaʼ-bantaʼ basa"
},
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "basa kallong"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
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},
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
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"word": "kukkuluʼ basa"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "mate basa"
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"word": "nilekkaʼ basa"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
"word": "oto pabasa basa"
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"sense": "compounds, phrases, and idioms",
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"word": "paʼbasa palatting"
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"word": "basa joʼjoʼ"
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