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"_dis1": "0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "magtsa"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "tsaang-gubat"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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{
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{
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11,
14
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9
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],
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"ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃa]",
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈtsa/",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt͡sa]",
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{
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"Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
"Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"rif:Anatomy",
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"word": "eladong tsa"
},
{
"word": "magtsa"
},
{
"word": "pagtsatsa"
},
{
"word": "tsaang-gubat"
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{
"word": "tsaang-parang"
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"word": "tsarera"
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},
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]
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{
"form": "sa",
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"alternative",
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]
},
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"form": "cha",
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]
},
{
"form": "saa",
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]
},
{
"form": "tsaa",
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"alternative"
]
},
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6,
9
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"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃa/",
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},
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"ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃa]",
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"Standard-Tagalog"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtsa/",
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},
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"ipa": "[ˈt͡sa]",
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},
{
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],
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}
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