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umbaⓦ verb 326 -umba canonical
benthulaⓦ, thawaⓦ, phikaⓦ, kamaⓦ, werengedwaⓦ, tengaⓦ, pitaⓦ, gonaⓦ, tengeraⓦ, yankhaⓦ, chidzikaⓦ, yera mtimaⓦ, dyetsaⓦ, lipaⓦ, bweraⓦ, mphamphadziraⓦ, mbulumbundansoⓦ, kondanaⓦ, limaⓦ, bangulaⓦ
verb 326 kuúmba infinitive

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chifukwaⓦ conj 296 chifukwá canonical
kupitaⓦ, Mozambikiⓦ, Muluziⓦ, Gamaⓦ, Sengaⓦ, Mwanzaⓦ, Mwaleⓦ, kunyekhulaⓦ, Matumulaⓦ, kuwerengaⓦ, Epuloⓦ, na-ⓦ, Mkochiⓦ, modziⓦ, kusambulumbundaⓦ, kugwetsaⓦ, Kamangaⓦ, Januwaleⓦ, iwoⓦ, kusadziwaⓦ

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nyerereⓦ noun 90 nyerere plural class-10
mbwaⓦ, nsanjeⓦ, nkhalamoⓦ, nkhalangoⓦ, ngundungunduⓦ, ntchimaⓦ, nthumbiⓦ, mbolaⓦ, nsabweⓦ, njiraⓦ, nthengaⓦ, ngwangwaⓦ, njalaⓦ, nkhonoⓦ, nzikaⓦ, mphakanyikoⓦ, mpsakapsakaⓦ, mphenziⓦ, mbinziⓦ, ng'angaⓦ

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imfaⓦ noun 78 imfá class-9 canonical
nkhukundemboⓦ, sabataⓦ, ngwaziⓦ, njingaⓦ, mfemvuⓦ, nduna yaikuluⓦ, njerwaⓦ, nkhosaⓦ, bediⓦ, mphumiⓦ, njuchiⓦ, ndalamaⓦ, mphepoⓦ, nsongoⓦ, mphatsoⓦ, imviⓦ, nswalaⓦ, mbiraⓦ, ntchentcheⓦ, nduluⓦ
noun 78 imfá plural class-10

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mphaⓦ noun 64 apha plural class-2
mkachenjedeⓦ, demboⓦ, kafupaⓦ, komemaⓦ, m'nkunguⓦ, wakudaⓦ, wopatsaⓦ, Mwangilikaniⓦ, wopitaⓦ, wotisiyaⓦ, bakhaⓦ, namkandiwuⓦ, zambaⓦ, mbaleⓦ, wamathanyulaⓦ, munthuⓦ, mlamuⓦ, mnyanjaⓦ, mphunzitsiⓦ, tambalaⓦ

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mankhwala a nsapatoⓦ noun 61 mankhwálá á nsápato class-6 canonical
makiyiⓦ, maolaⓦ, makampaniⓦ, mauvuniⓦ, mandimuⓦ, masiyeⓦ, manoⓦ, maulaⓦ, masitoloⓦ, mawuⓦ, maondoⓦ, malemuⓦ, mainaⓦ, masoⓦ, maiweⓦ, magalimotoⓦ, lotoⓦ, mangoⓦ, malembaⓦ, malilimeⓦ

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abambo amkaziⓦ noun 52 abambo áḿkázi class-2 canonical
azimayiⓦ, akavaloⓦ, Achewaⓦ, atateⓦ, asing'angaⓦ, ozerezekaⓦ, anyaniⓦ, amphakaⓦ, akaziⓦ, akanunguⓦ, Abathwaⓦ, akuluakuluⓦ, amayi aakuluⓦ, asungwanaⓦ, abwanamkubwaⓦ, abuluⓦ, awerengiⓦ, amayiⓦ, olembaⓦ, agondwaⓦ

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bvutoⓦ noun 48 bvúto class-5 canonical
sabataⓦ, pfupaⓦ, zeneraⓦ, tsikuⓦ, jomboⓦ, fosholoⓦ, phaziⓦ, ndimuⓦ, dzunguⓦ, lilimeⓦ, banjaⓦ, bafaⓦ, khadaboⓦ, balaⓦ, balaⓦ, bondoⓦ, duwaⓦ, gawoⓦ, bodeⓦ, bereⓦ
noun 48 mabvúto plural class-6

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mpiraⓦ noun 46 mipira plural class-4
mkungubwiⓦ, muzuⓦ, mtamboⓦ, mulunguⓦ, mfuuliroⓦ, mpandoⓦ, msumwaⓦ, mlambeⓦ, msirimaⓦ, moyoⓦ, mluzaⓦ, mpitoⓦ, msomaliⓦ, msewuⓦ, mudziⓦ, mgodiⓦ, mwendoⓦ, mpwidzoⓦ, mlubzaⓦ, mkutaⓦ

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phiriⓦ noun 45 mapiri plural class-6
binguⓦ, phapoⓦ, dondoⓦ, thengoⓦ, tchireⓦ, lipiroⓦ, ubatizoⓦ, khomoⓦ, ambulansiⓦ, bangaⓦ, loreⓦ, thumbaⓦ, kwachaⓦ, dzayeⓦ, liwuⓦ, khongwaⓦ, tsalaⓦ, gitalaⓦ, tambalaⓦ, phikoⓦ

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kufaⓦ noun 44 kufá class-15 canonical
kuwerengaⓦ, kusambulumbundaⓦ, kugwetsaⓦ, kulodzedwalodzedwaⓦ, kusaotchetsanaⓦ, kukhwakhwanaⓦ, kusabzinyaⓦ, kuyetsemulayetsemulaⓦ, kumbulumbundaⓦ, kusambulumbundambulumbundaⓦ, kungulung'unyaⓦ, kulodzaⓦ, kulodzedwaⓦ, kuliritsaⓦ, kuotchaⓦ, kuthawalalitsaⓦ, kubwibwitsaⓦ, kuthawalalaⓦ, kusachidzikakaⓦ, kubwabwayiraⓦ

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chindumeⓦ noun 43 zindume plural class-8
chinkhwalangwaⓦ, chiganizoⓦ, chipheⓦ, chikayidiⓦ, chiziziⓦ, chipululuⓦ, chiyimbiroⓦ, chipalambaⓦ, chiwalaⓦ, chimudziⓦ, chipalaⓦ, chowukaⓦ, chingangaⓦ, chinthuⓦ, chilimphundiⓦ, cholemberaⓦ, chiyotoⓦ, chishangoⓦ, chikhaphwiⓦ, chipulausikuⓦ

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kambukuⓦ noun 38 kambukú class-1a canonical
kalotiⓦ, dokotalaⓦ, gogoⓦ, dotoloⓦ, kaluluⓦ, kakowaⓦ, mphakaⓦ, sing'angaⓦ, katunduⓦ, gondwaⓦ, bwanaⓦ, kanemaⓦ, gwapeⓦ, malumeⓦ, biraⓦ, bambo wamkaziⓦ, tsekweⓦ, buluⓦ, gogomoleⓦ, kalalikiⓦ
noun 38 akambukú plural class-2

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chipatsoⓦ noun 33 chipátso class-7 canonical
chalaⓦ, chiphadzuwaⓦ, chibukuⓦ, chitambaⓦ, chipfuⓦ, chitokosiⓦ, chithunzithunziⓦ, chinziriⓦ, chikwiⓦ, chigamaⓦ, chinunguⓦ, chithunziⓦ, chifukwaⓦ, chikopeⓦ, chingwaⓦ, chakaⓦ, chimwanaⓦ, chimngeloⓦ, chikatoⓦ, chimkangoⓦ
noun 33 zipátso plural class-8

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mtimaⓦ noun 26 mtíma class-3 canonical
mundaⓦ, mdidiⓦ, mtsinjeⓦ, mnkhakaⓦ, msikitiⓦ, mkuyuⓦ, mnyangaⓦ, mkangoⓦ, mwalaⓦ, mzimuⓦ, mchomboⓦ, mtengoⓦ, muulaⓦ, mwambiⓦ, mweziⓦ, mthunziⓦ, mtsemphaⓦ, mchiraⓦ, mkonoⓦ, msanaⓦ
noun 26 mitíma plural class-4

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mwanaⓦ noun 24 mwaná class-1 canonical
Mchewaⓦ, msirikaliⓦ, mkunguⓦ, mlendoⓦ, Mmalawiⓦ, Mlomaⓦ, Mbathwaⓦ, mzimayiⓦ, Mtumbukaⓦ, wolembaⓦ, msungwanaⓦ, mbomboⓦ, mngeloⓦ, mfitiⓦ, Mpwitikiziⓦ, mkuluⓦ, mkaziⓦ, wozerezekaⓦ, mtsikanaⓦ, wakubaⓦ
noun 24 aná plural class-2

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imbiranaⓦ verb 23 -imbirana canonical
imbidwaⓦ, imbikansoⓦ, ukaⓦ, vumbulukaⓦ, dziimbiraⓦ, imbaimbaⓦ, imbidwansoⓦ, otchaⓦ, imbitsaimbitsaⓦ, vumbulutsaⓦ, imbitsaⓦ, vumbulaⓦ, imbiraⓦ, vumbululaⓦ, tchipaⓦ, imbaⓦ, onongaⓦ, nyekhulaⓦ, imbikaⓦ, chisaⓦ
verb 23 kuímbirana infinitive
verb 23 -yimbirana alternative

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zianaⓦ noun 22 zianá class-8 canonical
zimabukuⓦ, zitambaⓦ, zikatoⓦ, zakaⓦ, ziphadzuwaⓦ, zikopeⓦ, zithunzithunziⓦ, zipatsoⓦ, zinziriⓦ, zinyenyeziⓦ, zalaⓦ, zifuwaⓦ, ziunoⓦ, zigamaⓦ, ziangeloⓦ, zomeraⓦ, zitsiruⓦ, zinunguⓦ, zimikangoⓦ, zikwiⓦ

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minkhakaⓦ noun 19 minkháka class-4 canonical
mitsemphaⓦ, mikuteⓦ, miyeziⓦ, mikuyuⓦ, mituⓦ, mikangoⓦ, mididiⓦ, mizikitiⓦ, mitengoⓦ, mitimaⓦ, michomboⓦ, miulaⓦ, minyangaⓦ, mitsinjeⓦ, mikonoⓦ, miyambiⓦ, miyalaⓦ, michiraⓦ

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chipereⓦ noun 19 chiperé class-7 canonical
chumaⓦ, Chipwitikiziⓦ, Chingoniⓦ, Chitumbukaⓦ, Chitongaⓦ, Chiyaoⓦ, Chisenaⓦ, Chinyanjaⓦ, Chinkhondeⓦ, chimangaⓦ, chindokoⓦ, Chilomweⓦ, chinjiⓦ, Chiswahiliⓦ, Chiwembaⓦ, Chizuluⓦ, Chingereziⓦ, Chisutuⓦ

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wayilesiⓦ noun 16 wáyilesi class-9 canonical
kamaⓦ, minitiⓦ, holideⓦ, kiyiⓦ, kampaniⓦ, bankiⓦ, basiⓦ, sitoloⓦ, hatchiⓦ, ofesiⓦ, shopoⓦ, kanduloⓦ, kalataⓦ, tawuniⓦ, wayilesi ya kanemaⓦ
noun 16 mawáyilesi plural class-6

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dzuwaⓦ noun 14 dzúŵa class-5 canonical
pfumbiⓦ, Lamulunguⓦ, khwapaⓦ, Lowerukaⓦ, Lachitatuⓦ, Lasabataⓦ, khonjeⓦ, khunguⓦ, Lachiwiriⓦ, Lolembaⓦ, Lachisanuⓦ, Lachinayiⓦ, bataⓦ

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ubwanaⓦ noun 12 ubwaná class-14 canonical
ulesiⓦ, utsiruⓦ, uchiphadzuwaⓦ, umunthuⓦ, ufaⓦ, udzuⓦ, udzudzuⓦ, ubusaⓦ, uchiⓦ, utsiⓦ, utitiriⓦ

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kadisoⓦ noun 11 timaso plural class-13
kafupaⓦ, kanthuⓦ, kadzidziⓦ, kamudziⓦ, kachiyotoⓦ, kankhwalangwaⓦ, kachipindaⓦ, kachiphaniphaniⓦ, kalimbaⓦ, kankhwangalaⓦ

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asandionekudaⓦ noun 9 amsandionekuda alternative
mwayiⓦ, adyaⓦ, chitongoloⓦ, nkhumbuteraⓦ, oimbaⓦ, oimbaimbaⓦ, -ngo-ⓦ, mwatsokaⓦ

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anyeziⓦ noun 9 ányezi class-1a canonical
phingoⓦ, kapingaⓦ, tomatoⓦ, tiyiⓦ, adyoⓦ, fodyaⓦ, kaufitiⓦ, golideⓦ

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tinunguⓦ noun 7 tinungú class-13 canonical
timikangoⓦ, tiangeloⓦ, timabukuⓦ, tinyenyeziⓦ, tianaⓦ, tuloⓦ

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-na-ⓦ infix 6 -ná- canonical
iyayiⓦ, -mu-ⓦ, chiyaniⓦ, Mozambiqueⓦ, Mavutoⓦ
infix 6 -da- alternative

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mnjiriⓦ noun 6 minjiri plural class-4
msituⓦ, mdezung'ambaⓦ, mlerang'ambaⓦ, mmwaviⓦ, msangweⓦ
noun 6 njiri alternative

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kamwanaⓦ noun 6 kamwaná class-12 canonical
kamkangoⓦ, kabukuⓦ, kanunguⓦ, kanyenyeziⓦ, kamngeloⓦ
noun 6 tianá plural class-13

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ufitiⓦ noun 6 ufíti class-14 canonical
undunaⓦ, utawalezaⓦ, uvuniⓦ, ulendoⓦ, ulaⓦ
noun 6 maufíti plural class-6

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nyalugweⓦ noun 5 anyalugwe plural class-2
mpheranjiruⓦ, woimbaimbaⓦ, woimbaⓦ, mdyaⓦ
noun 5 nyalubwe alternative

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mkuwaⓦ noun 5 mkúwa class-3 canonical
mwawiⓦ, mowaⓦ, mchereⓦ, msanaⓦ

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vutoⓦ noun 4 vúto class-5 canonical
khutuⓦ, fupaⓦ, bukuⓦ
noun 4 mavúto plural class-6
noun 4 bvúto alternative

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nsithuⓦ noun 4 nsithu plural class-10
mbagaleⓦ, njovuⓦ, mbinjiⓦ
noun 4 msitu alternative

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mphemvuⓦ noun 3 mphémvu class-9 canonical
nkhungulupsaⓦ, ngamiraⓦ
noun 3 mphémvu plural class-10
noun 3 mfemvu alternative

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nkhunguⓦ noun 3 nkhúngu class-9 canonical
inkiⓦ, Edziⓦ

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wailesiⓦ noun 2 wáilesi class-9 canonical
wailesi ya kanemaⓦ
noun 2 mawáilesi plural class-6
noun 2 wayilesi alternative

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mwanayuⓦ noun 2 anaŵa plural
munthuyuⓦ

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mwerengeriⓦ noun 2 mŵerengeri class-1 canonical
msilikaliⓦ
noun 2 aŵerengeri plural class-2
noun 2 muŵerengeri alternative

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cho-ⓦ prefix 2 no-table-tags table-tags
o-ⓦ
prefix 2 l inflection-template
prefix 2 wo- plural error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 o- error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 yo- error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 lo- plural error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 cho- plural error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 zo- error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 yo- plural error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 ko- plural error-unrecognized-form
cho-ⓦ prefix 2 to- error-unrecognized-form
o-ⓦ
prefix 2 po- error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 ko- singular error-unrecognized-form
prefix 2 mo- plural error-unrecognized-form

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mwaviⓦ noun 2 mwaví class-3 canonical
motoⓦ
noun 2 mwabvi obsolete alternative

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minibasiⓦ noun 2 minibási class-9 canonical
sumbulereⓦ
noun 2 minibási plural class-10
noun 2 maminibási plural class-6

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kunjaⓦ noun 1 kunjá class-17 canonical

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katekisimaⓦ noun 1 katekísima class-1a canonical
noun 1 akatekísima plural class-2
noun 1 makatekísima plural class-6

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mnkhunguⓦ noun 1 ankhungu plural class-2
noun 1 m'nkungu archaic alternative
noun 1 mkungu archaic alternative

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chibakeraⓦ noun 1 zibakera plural class-8
noun 1 chibagera alternative

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pansiⓦ noun 1 pansí class-16 canonical

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Ŵⓦ character 1 ŵ lowercase

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galimotoⓦ noun 1 gálímoto class-9 canonical
noun 1 gálímoto class-5 canonical
noun 1 magálímoto plural class-6

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motoⓦ intj 1 modo obsolete alternative

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sopoⓦ noun 1 sópo class-1a canonical
noun 1 sópo class-9 canonical

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mnyamataⓦ noun 1 mnyamatá class-1 canonical
noun 1 mnyámata class-1 canonical
noun 1 anyamatá plural class-2
noun 1 anyámata plural class-2
noun 1 mniamada archaic alternative

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baibuloⓦ noun 1 báibulo class-9 canonical
noun 1 báibulo class-5 canonical
noun 1 báibulo plural class-10
noun 1 mabáibulo plural class-6

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ŵⓦ character 1 Ŵ uppercase

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a/languages A to Lⓦ particle 1 no-table-tags table-tags
particle 1 l inflection-template
particle 1 wa plural error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 a error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 ya error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 la plural error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 cha plural error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 za error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 ya plural error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 ka plural error-unrecognized-form
a/languages A to Lⓦ particle 1 ta error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 kwa plural error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 pa error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 kwa singular error-unrecognized-form
particle 1 mwa plural error-unrecognized-form

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fumbiⓦ noun 1 fumbí class-5 canonical
noun 1 pfumbi alternative

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mfumuⓦ noun 1 mfúmu class-1 canonical
noun 1 mfúmu class-9 canonical
noun 1 afúmu plural class-2
noun 1 mfúmu plural class-10
noun 1 mamfúmu plural class-6

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mwaziⓦ noun 1 mwazí class-1 canonical

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mzikitiⓦ noun 1 mzikití class-3 canonical
noun 1 mizikití plural class-4
noun 1 msikiti alternative

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mbumbaⓦ noun 1 mbúmba class-10 canonical

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vuziⓦ noun 1 mavuzi plural class-6
noun 1 buzi alternative

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khokholaⓦ noun 1 khokhola class-5 canonical
noun 1 khokhola class-1a canonical

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chifuⓦ noun 1 chifú class-7 canonical
noun 1 zifú plural class-8
noun 1 chipfu alternative

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bulediⓦ noun 1 bulédi class-1a canonical
noun 1 mabulédi plural class-6

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