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"word": "hamu-"
}
],
"glosses": [
"therein, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] subject concord used before /u/ and /w/"
],
"links": [
[
"therein",
"therein"
]
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "before consonants",
"word": "m-"
},
{
"tags": [
"before-vowel"
],
"word": "mw-"
}
],
"word": "mu-"
}
Download raw JSONL data for mu- meaning in Swahili (6.4kB)
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"msg": "gloss may contain unhandled list items: [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before /u/ and /w/",
"path": [
"mu-"
],
"section": "Swahili",
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"trace": ""
}
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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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