See ale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Ukrainian: але́ (alé)"
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"text": "South Slavic:"
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"2": "а̏ле",
"3": "а̏ли",
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"expansion": "Cyrillic script: а̏ле, а̏ли",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Cyrillic script: а̏ле, а̏ли"
},
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"1": "sh",
"2": "ȁle",
"3": "ȁli",
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},
"expansion": "Latin script: ȁle, ȁli",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Latin script: ȁle, ȁli"
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"text": "West Slavic:"
},
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},
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"text": "Old Czech: ale, aľe (alternative writing)\nCzech: ale"
},
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"2": "ale"
},
"expansion": "Old Polish: ale\nPolish: ale\nSilesian: ale",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Old Polish: ale\nPolish: ale\nSilesian: ale"
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"2": "ale"
},
"expansion": "Old Slovak: ale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Slovak: ale"
},
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"1": "rsk",
"2": "алє"
},
"expansion": "Pannonian Rusyn: алє (alje)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pannonian Rusyn: алє (alje)"
},
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"2": "ale"
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"expansion": "Slovak: ale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Slovak: ale"
},
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"depth": 2,
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"text": "Pomeranian:"
},
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"1": "csb",
"2": "ale"
},
"expansion": "Kashubian: ale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Kashubian: ale"
},
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"depth": 3,
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{
"args": {
"1": "zlw-slv",
"2": "alê"
},
"expansion": "Slovincian: alê",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Slovincian: alê"
},
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"depth": 2,
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"text": "Sorbian:"
},
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"2": "ale"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
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"text": "Upper Sorbian: ale"
},
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"text": "South Slavic:"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
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"depth": 2,
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Latin script: ȁle, ȁli"
},
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"text": "West Slavic:"
},
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"depth": 2,
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"2": "ale"
},
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"text": "Old Czech: ale, aľe (alternative writing)\nCzech: ale"
},
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},
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"name": "desc"
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"text": "Pomeranian:"
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},
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"name": "desc"
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"name": "desc"
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"text": "Slovincian: alê"
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"depth": 2,
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"text": "Sorbian:"
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"2": "ale"
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},
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{
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}
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