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Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
nakamaⓦ verb 284 -nakama canonical
bvumbululaⓦ, bedwaⓦ, kondanaⓦ, tengedwaⓦ, tambiraⓦ, gonanaⓦ, ngodimaⓦ, lembansoⓦ, tereraⓦ, wiraⓦ, patsaⓦ, yimbiraⓦ, phedwaⓦ, kumbukaⓦ, onansoⓦ, thamangiranaⓦ, sabaⓦ, pititsaⓦ, yankhaⓦ, otchaⓦ
verb 284 kunákama infinitive

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Nkhomaⓦ name 249 Nkhóma canonical
Chiramboⓦ, Mhangoⓦ, Januwaleⓦ, Lusakaⓦ, Likomaⓦ, Mtsinje wa Danubeⓦ, Magomboⓦ, chewaⓦ, Zombaⓦ, Namiteteⓦ, Socheⓦ, mlengalengaⓦ, kuferaⓦ, kufetsaⓦ, Nkosiⓦ, kumwaliraⓦ, kugwetsaⓦ, Thebaⓦ, Malawiⓦ, ye-ⓦ

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nkhululuⓦ noun 82 nkhululu plural class-10
ngoliⓦ, mbinziⓦ, ndomondoⓦ, mbinaⓦ, njumaⓦ, mphunoⓦ, nkhodoleroⓦ, nyerereⓦ, mvumbiⓦ, mbaleⓦ, ngolaⓦ, nsenjereⓦ, ng'omaⓦ, nyundoⓦ, njiraⓦ, ntchimaⓦ, nyamalikitiⓦ, nkhungukumaⓦ, ngundungunduⓦ, ndereⓦ

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mbalameⓦ noun 78 mbálame class-9 canonical
mambaⓦ, nkhumbaⓦ, nduluⓦ, imfaⓦ, nthowitowiⓦ, nunguⓦ, njerwaⓦ, sadakaⓦ, ngalawaⓦ, imviⓦ, nsongoⓦ, nyenyeziⓦ, ngwaziⓦ, mphatsoⓦ, sabataⓦ, nkhanuⓦ, nkhuniⓦ, nkhuyuⓦ, nduna yaikuluⓦ, ndunaⓦ
noun 78 mbálame plural class-10

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maulendoⓦ noun 61 maulendó class-6 canonical
mainaⓦ, mabulediⓦ, maufitiⓦ, maiweⓦ, makamaⓦ, mabalaⓦ, mahemaⓦ, masikuⓦ, madziⓦ, mawuⓦ, manoⓦ, mawangaⓦ, mashopoⓦ, maikoⓦ, maofesiⓦ, mabankiⓦ, maminitiⓦ, makasuⓦ, makatekisimaⓦ, mafutaⓦ

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wamathanyulaⓦ noun 60 amathanyula plural class-2
mkhalayekhaⓦ, juguⓦ, juguⓦ, komemaⓦ, mweruziⓦ, mlozolaⓦ, mwamunaⓦ, mbaleⓦ, bamboⓦ, Mchawaⓦ, bakhaⓦ, mzunguⓦ, mzimiziⓦ, namwaliⓦ, muwiⓦ, mkachenjedeⓦ, wothamangaⓦ, kadzimbukaⓦ, wootchaⓦ, mniamadaⓦ

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angeloⓦ noun 49 angélo class-2 canonical
akatunduⓦ, akadziwayekhaⓦ, akavaloⓦ, abaleⓦ, agondwaⓦ, asirikaliⓦ, afisiⓦ, akubaⓦ, amayiⓦ, eniⓦ, abusaⓦ, Atateⓦ, amphakaⓦ, anyaniⓦ, atsikanaⓦ, abuluⓦ, akaluluⓦ, awerengiⓦ, Achewaⓦ, adokotalaⓦ

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lawiⓦ noun 48 laŵí class-5 canonical
bwatoⓦ, beseniⓦ, phaziⓦ, bodzaⓦ, olaⓦ, khunguⓦ, gongonoⓦ, bereⓦ, phasaⓦ, banjaⓦ, dziweⓦ, sabataⓦ, dzinaⓦ, lilimeⓦ, dzunguⓦ, bafaⓦ, ndimuⓦ, pfupaⓦ, zanaⓦ, duwaⓦ
noun 48 malaŵí plural class-6

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mzatiⓦ noun 45 mizati plural class-4
mchokochokoⓦ, msewuⓦ, msoloⓦ, msoloⓦ, mchodziⓦ, mzukwaⓦ, mulunguⓦ, moyoⓦ, mudziⓦ, mluzaⓦ, mpwidzoⓦ, mvukweⓦ, mpitaⓦ, mgodiⓦ, mtamboⓦ, mkutaⓦ, modoⓦ, mdimaⓦ, mpiraⓦ, mphikaⓦ

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bangaⓦ noun 41 maŵanga plural class-6
dzanjaⓦ, themaⓦ, tsambaⓦ, ambulansiⓦ, tsalaⓦ, limbaⓦ, kwachaⓦ, thumbaⓦ, binguⓦ, tsokaⓦ, lipiroⓦ, ubatizoⓦ, gwalalanjovuⓦ, utaⓦ, khosweⓦ, dzayeⓦ, tsamvuⓦ, liwuⓦ, yankhoⓦ, phapoⓦ

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chilimiraⓦ noun 41 zilimira plural class-8
chidindoⓦ, chikhaphwiⓦ, chilalamadziⓦ, chipukupukuⓦ, chikayidiⓦ, chipulausikuⓦ, chinasalaⓦ, chishangoⓦ, chipalambaⓦ, chinkhwangalaⓦ, chitsekoⓦ, chakudaⓦ, chingangaⓦ, chipululuⓦ, chipindaⓦ, chisalisaliⓦ, chipalaⓦ, chipulaⓦ, chiyimbiroⓦ, chilimiraⓦ

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kalotiⓦ noun 38 káloti class-1a canonical
gogoⓦ, chuleⓦ, tateⓦ, bwanamkubwaⓦ, kavaloⓦ, gondwaⓦ, kambukuⓦ, kakowaⓦ, biraⓦ, fisiⓦ, galuⓦ, mayiⓦ, kadziwayekhaⓦ, gogomoleⓦ, dotoloⓦ, gwapeⓦ, nyaniⓦ, malumeⓦ, mayi wamng'onoⓦ, kalalikiⓦ
noun 38 akáloti plural class-2

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chiwengoⓦ noun 33 chiŵéngo class-7 canonical
chipfuⓦ, chiwandaⓦ, chinkhweⓦ, chiwindiⓦ, chalaⓦ, chimkangoⓦ, chinunguⓦ, chifuwaⓦ, chiphadzuwaⓦ, chinziriⓦ, chiunoⓦ, chimwanaⓦ, chakudyaⓦ, chikopeⓦ, chikwiⓦ, chifukwaⓦ, chigamaⓦ, chakaⓦ, chomeraⓦ, chiswankhonoⓦ
noun 33 ziŵéngo plural class-8

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mchiraⓦ noun 26 mchíra class-3 canonical
mkangoⓦ, mtochiⓦ, mwambiⓦ, mundaⓦ, muulaⓦ, mkondoⓦ, mnkhakaⓦ, mutuⓦ, mtsemphaⓦ, mkonoⓦ, msikitiⓦ, mweziⓦ, mchomboⓦ, mthunziⓦ, mtimaⓦ, mlemeⓦ, msanaⓦ, mdidiⓦ, mzimuⓦ, mwalaⓦ
noun 26 michíra plural class-4

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

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msirikaliⓦ noun 22 msirikáli class-1 canonical
mkunguⓦ, muwerengiⓦ, mzimayiⓦ, mkaziⓦ, mkuluⓦ, mngeloⓦ, Mmalawiⓦ, mbusaⓦ, mbomboⓦ, mwanaⓦ, Mbathwaⓦ, Mtumbukaⓦ, Mlomaⓦ, mfitiⓦ, msungwanaⓦ, mwiniⓦ, Mpwitikiziⓦ, Mchewaⓦ, wakubaⓦ, mlendoⓦ
noun 22 asirikáli plural class-2

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

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

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imbikansoⓦ verb 19 -imbikanso canonical
dziimbiraⓦ, vumbululaⓦ, imbitsansoⓦ, vumbulutsaⓦ, vumbulaⓦ, imbaimbaⓦ, ukaⓦ, imbikaⓦ, imbaⓦ, imbidwaⓦ, imbiranaⓦ, vumbulukaⓦ, imbitsaⓦ, tchipaⓦ, imbitsaimbitsaⓦ, chisaⓦ, imbiraⓦ, imbidwansoⓦ
verb 19 kuímbikanso infinitive
verb 19 -yimbikanso alternative

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

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

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

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kachiphaniphaniⓦ noun 10 tiziphaniphani plural class-13
kachiyotoⓦ, kamudziⓦ, kadisoⓦ, kankhwalangwaⓦ, kadzidziⓦ, kanthuⓦ, kafupaⓦ, kankhwangalaⓦ, kachipindaⓦ

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

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

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

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utawalezaⓦ noun 6 utáwáleza class-14 canonical
ulendoⓦ, ufitiⓦ, uvuniⓦ, ulaⓦ, undunaⓦ
noun 6 mautáwáleza plural class-6

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chiyaniⓦ pron 6 chiyáni canonical
Mozambiqueⓦ, Mavutoⓦ, iyayiⓦ, -mu-ⓦ, -na-ⓦ
pron 6 chani alternative

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

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

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

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msituⓦ noun 5 misitu plural class-4
mmwaviⓦ, mdezung'ambaⓦ, mlerang'ambaⓦ, msangweⓦ
noun 5 nsithu 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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inkiⓦ noun 3 ínki class-9 canonical
nkhunguⓦ, Edziⓦ

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mbinjiⓦ noun 3 mbinji plural class-10
njovuⓦ, nsithuⓦ
noun 3 mbinzi alternative

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nkhungulupsaⓦ noun 3 nkhúngulupsa class-9 canonical
mphemvuⓦ, ngamiraⓦ
noun 3 nkhúngulupsa plural class-10
noun 3 nkhangalupsa alternative

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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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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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kumwaliraⓦ noun 2 kumwálira class-15 canonical
kufaⓦ

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

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motoⓦ intj 1 modo obsolete alternative

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pansiⓦ noun 1 pansí class-16 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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fumbiⓦ noun 1 fumbí class-5 canonical
noun 1 pfumbi alternative

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Ŵⓦ character 1 ŵ lowercase

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

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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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mwaziⓦ noun 1 mwazí class-1 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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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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mbumbaⓦ noun 1 mbúmba class-10 canonical

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

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kunjaⓦ noun 1 kunjá class-17 canonical

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

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

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