See għ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
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},
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},
{
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"Latin",
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},
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"Latin",
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
"ipa": "/ɣajn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/-/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ː/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɛ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/j/"
},
{
"ipa": "/w/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ħ/"
}
],
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}
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{
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"Latin",
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],
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},
{
"ipa": "/ajn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/aˤːjn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɣajn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/-/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ː/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɛ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/j/"
},
{
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},
{
"ipa": "/ħ/"
}
],
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}
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