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Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
gonetsaⓦ verb 331 -gonetsa canonical
bvumbulaⓦ, phunzitsaⓦ, nyengaⓦ, lembetsalembetsaⓦ, mwaliraⓦ, malizaⓦ, chidzikakaⓦ, kumbukaⓦ, vinaⓦ, khakhaⓦ, lodzedwaⓦ, faⓦ, ganizaⓦ, saonaⓦ, saotchaⓦ, thanyulaⓦ, vinavinaⓦ, lengedwaⓦ, sathandizaⓦ, mbulumbundaⓦ
verb 331 kugónetsa infinitive

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kupangiraⓦ verb 297 kupángira canonical
sanuⓦ, khaⓦ, kusawerengekaⓦ, kusambulumbundambulumbundaⓦ, Mabvutoⓦ, kuliritsaⓦ, kuimbiraⓦ, Mwaleⓦ, Motoⓦ, Haraⓦ, Chihanaⓦ, Muhiyaⓦ, Thindwaⓦ, ayiⓦ, kuyambukaⓦ, Kamangaⓦ, Nyanja ya Malawiⓦ, Ngozoⓦ, Ulayaⓦ, Masiyeⓦ

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njiruⓦ noun 90 njiru plural class-10
mbinaⓦ, njiraⓦ, ng'ombeⓦ, mbaghaleⓦ, nkhungukumaⓦ, ng'angaⓦ, nkhodoleroⓦ, nkhwangalaⓦ, nkhandweⓦ, nyengoⓦ, ngweeⓦ, nsabweⓦ, mbululuⓦ, mphenziⓦ, nsenjereⓦ, nkhalangaⓦ, nkhamaⓦ, mbwaⓦ, nkhalamanjaⓦ, nkhululuⓦ

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nkhwangwaⓦ noun 78 nkhwángwa class-9 canonical
nduluⓦ, insaⓦ, nthowitowiⓦ, nsapatoⓦ, ndegeⓦ, mambaⓦ, mbalameⓦ, ngalawaⓦ, nswalaⓦ, nsombaⓦ, nyumbaⓦ, mphatsoⓦ, ndowaⓦ, nthochiⓦ, mbewuⓦ, imviⓦ, nzeruⓦ, jeketeⓦ, nkhuniⓦ, mbewaⓦ
noun 78 nkhwángwa plural class-10

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wootchaⓦ noun 66 ootcha plural class-2
mlowam'maloⓦ, mlowam'malo wodzichitiraⓦ, Mchawaⓦ, bamboⓦ, kadzidziⓦ, Mwangilikaniⓦ, bakhaⓦ, mphaⓦ, msendawanaⓦ, mphunzitsiⓦ, nakalupsaⓦ, m'nkunguⓦ, Mdatchiⓦ, mzimeⓦ, wamathanyulaⓦ, wothamangaⓦ, kadzimbukaⓦ, mkudaⓦ, juguⓦ, juguⓦ

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mabankiⓦ noun 61 mabánki class-6 canonical
mawu a Mulunguⓦ, maloⓦ, mabaibuloⓦ, makampaniⓦ, maholideⓦ, mabasiⓦ, malilimeⓦ, manoⓦ, masoⓦ, makiyiⓦ, maminitiⓦ, mainaⓦ, mahemaⓦ, makutuⓦ, maiweⓦ, mawereⓦ, mawereⓦ, mandimuⓦ, mawuⓦ, maunguⓦ

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akatunduⓦ noun 52 akatúndu class-2 canonical
amphakaⓦ, Achewaⓦ, asheheⓦ, asilikaliⓦ, asirikaliⓦ, alendoⓦ, abaleⓦ, awerengiⓦ, akuluakuluⓦ, agaluⓦ, akatekisimaⓦ, angeloⓦ, abuluⓦ, anyaniⓦ, ozerezekaⓦ, adokotalaⓦ, atsikanaⓦ, adotoloⓦ, abusaⓦ, atateⓦ

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tchalitchiⓦ noun 48 tchálitchi class-5 canonical
bwatoⓦ, khunguⓦ, phaziⓦ, dzinaⓦ, zanaⓦ, khadaboⓦ, disoⓦ, bafaⓦ, dzunguⓦ, bukhuⓦ, hemaⓦ, zeneraⓦ, bodeⓦ, phasaⓦ, batchiⓦ, dzikoⓦ, fosholoⓦ, dziweⓦ, khasuⓦ, lawiⓦ
noun 48 matchálitchi plural class-6

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msomaliⓦ noun 47 misomali plural class-4
mpwidzoⓦ, mgalagadaⓦ, mpitaⓦ, mvukweⓦ, msikaⓦ, mfuuliroⓦ, mphikaⓦ, mudziⓦ, msoloⓦ, msoloⓦ, mlambeⓦ, mgodiⓦ, mtamboⓦ, mzindaⓦ, modoⓦ, msirimaⓦ, msumwaⓦ, mbuluniⓦ, mwendoⓦ, mchengaⓦ

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phiriⓦ noun 46 mapiri plural class-6
bavuⓦ, utaⓦ, loreⓦ, lipiroⓦ, fukoⓦ, dzanjaⓦ, binguⓦ, khosweⓦ, khomoⓦ, khongwaⓦ, liwuⓦ, funsoⓦ, tsengaⓦ, limbaⓦ, gitalaⓦ, bomaⓦ, bangaⓦ, yankhoⓦ, themaⓦ, dondoⓦ

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kuchidzikakaⓦ noun 44 kuchídzikaka class-15 canonical
kusambulumbundambulumbundaⓦ, kuliritsaⓦ, kusabwibwitsaⓦ, kubwabwayiraⓦ, kulemberanaⓦ, kuotchetsanaⓦ, kusadyetsaⓦ, kugwetsaⓦ, kulodzedwalodzedwaⓦ, kumbulumbundambulumbundaⓦ, kusaotchetsanaⓦ, kulodzedwaⓦ, kuthawalalitsaⓦ, kubzinyaⓦ, kungadangadaⓦ, kukhwakhwanaⓦ, kulodzaⓦ, kusabzinyaⓦ, kusabwabwayiritsaⓦ, kumwaliraⓦ

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chidudeⓦ noun 44 zidude plural class-8
chilalamadziⓦ, chishangoⓦ, chinkhwangalaⓦ, chipalambaⓦ, chisandukwaⓦ, chipukupukuⓦ, chindumeⓦ, chilimphundiⓦ, chipulaⓦ, ching'wenyeng'wenyeⓦ, chipheⓦ, chinthuⓦ, chipindaⓦ, chipulausikuⓦ, chitsekoⓦ, chipalaⓦ, chiwalaⓦ, chidyamchengaⓦ, chipululuⓦ, chidindoⓦ

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kanemaⓦ noun 38 kanemá class-1a canonical
biraⓦ, kanunguⓦ, dotoloⓦ, katawaⓦ, dokotalaⓦ, buluⓦ, mayi wamng'onoⓦ, bwanamkubwaⓦ, tsekweⓦ, fuluⓦ, gwapeⓦ, gogoⓦ, galuⓦ, tateⓦ, sing'angaⓦ, kakowaⓦ, mayiⓦ, kalotiⓦ, kaluluⓦ, nyaniⓦ
noun 38 kanéma class-1a canonical
noun 38 akanemá plural class-2
noun 38 akanéma plural class-2

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chiphadzuwaⓦ noun 35 chiphadzuŵa class-7 canonical
chinyenyeziⓦ, chifuwaⓦ, chakudyaⓦ, chithunziⓦ, chitsiruⓦ, chitokosiⓦ, chinunguⓦ, chiwindiⓦ, chitsimeⓦ, chimngeloⓦ, chigamaⓦ, chodziwaⓦ, chithunzithunziⓦ, chiwengoⓦ, chimwanaⓦ, chikatoⓦ, chimkangoⓦ, chinziriⓦ, chipfuⓦ, chiunoⓦ
noun 35 ziphadzuŵa plural class-8

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muulaⓦ noun 26 muúla class-3 canonical
mchiraⓦ, mwambiⓦ, mwalaⓦ, mtsemphaⓦ, mtochiⓦ, mtsinjeⓦ, mkuyuⓦ, mdidiⓦ, msanaⓦ, mtimaⓦ, mweziⓦ, msikitiⓦ, mchomboⓦ, mkuteⓦ, mundaⓦ, mutuⓦ, mkonoⓦ, mtengoⓦ, mnyangaⓦ, mthunziⓦ
noun 26 miúla plural class-4

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zodziwaⓦ noun 24 zódzíŵa class-8 canonical
zifuwaⓦ, zikatoⓦ, zimikangoⓦ, zigamaⓦ, ziunoⓦ, zikopeⓦ, zitambaⓦ, zitsiruⓦ, ziangeloⓦ, zithunzithunziⓦ, zalaⓦ, zogejemulaⓦ, zinyenyeziⓦ, zimabukuⓦ, zianaⓦ, zinziriⓦ, zinunguⓦ, ziphadzuwaⓦ, ziwandaⓦ, zakaⓦ

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wozerezekaⓦ noun 24 wózérezeka class-1 canonical
Mlomaⓦ, mtsikanaⓦ, wolembaⓦ, Mpwitikiziⓦ, msirikaliⓦ, mlendoⓦ, mbomboⓦ, mngeloⓦ, mbusaⓦ, mkuluⓦ, mzimayiⓦ, Mtumbukaⓦ, msungwanaⓦ, muwerengiⓦ, wakubaⓦ, mfitiⓦ, Mchewaⓦ, mwanaⓦ, Mbathwaⓦ, Mmalawiⓦ
noun 24 ózérezeka plural class-2

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vumbulukaⓦ verb 23 -vumbuluka canonical
vumbululaⓦ, imbikaⓦ, dziimbiraⓦ, ukaⓦ, imbitsansoⓦ, imbaimbaⓦ, tchipaⓦ, zerezekaⓦ, imbaⓦ, imbitsaⓦ, nyekhulaⓦ, imbikansoⓦ, vumbulaⓦ, otchaⓦ, chisaⓦ, vumbulutsaⓦ, imbiranaⓦ, imbidwaⓦ, imbitsaimbitsaⓦ, imbidwansoⓦ
verb 23 kuvúmbuluka infinitive
verb 23 -bvumbuluka alternative

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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-mu-ⓦ infix 6 -mú- canonical
Mavutoⓦ, iyayiⓦ, chiyaniⓦ, -na-ⓦ, Mozambiqueⓦ
infix 6 -ḿ- alternative

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ulaⓦ noun 6 úla class-14 canonical
ufitiⓦ, utawalezaⓦ, undunaⓦ, uvuniⓦ, ulendoⓦ
noun 6 maúla plural class-6

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

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mpheranjiruⓦ noun 5 apheranjiru plural class-2
woimbaimbaⓦ, nyalugweⓦ, woimbaⓦ, mdyaⓦ
noun 5 m'pheranjiru alternative

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

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

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bukuⓦ noun 4 búku class-5 canonical
khutuⓦ, fupaⓦ, vutoⓦ
noun 4 mabúku plural class-6
noun 4 bukhu alternative

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

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ngamiraⓦ noun 3 ngamíra class-9 canonical
nkhungulupsaⓦ, mphemvuⓦ
noun 3 ngamíra plural class-10
noun 3 ngamila 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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msilikaliⓦ noun 2 msilikáli class-1 canonical
mwerengeriⓦ
noun 2 asilikáli plural class-2
noun 2 msirikali alternative

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mwanayuⓦ noun 2 anaŵa plural
munthuyuⓦ

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

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motoⓦ noun 2 móto class-3 canonical
mwaviⓦ
noun 2 modo obsolete alternative

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

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vuziⓦ noun 1 mavuzi plural class-6
noun 1 buzi 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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sereⓦ noun 1 sere class-1a canonical
noun 1 sere class-9 canonical
noun 1 asere plural class-2
noun 1 sere plural class-10

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

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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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kunjaⓦ noun 1 kunjá class-17 canonical

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

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ŵⓦ character 1 Ŵ uppercase

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motoⓦ intj 1 modo obsolete alternative

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Ŵⓦ character 1 ŵ lowercase

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

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

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mwaziⓦ noun 1 mwazí class-1 canonical

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mbumbaⓦ noun 1 mbúmba class-10 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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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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