See abala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ʔaˈbala/"
},
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"ipa": "[ʔɐˈbaː.lɐ]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ala"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʔabaˈla/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ʔɐ.bɐˈla]"
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"ipa": "/ʔabaˈla/"
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"ipa": "[ʔɐ.bɐˈla]"
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