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Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
viniransoⓦ verb 326 -viniranso canonical
bedwansoⓦ, iwalaⓦ, sambulumbundaⓦ, dzibatizaⓦ, lumphaⓦ, walikaⓦ, sabwabwayiraⓦ, funaⓦ, baⓦ, yendaⓦ, phikidwaⓦ, gulitsaⓦ, mangansoⓦ, wukaⓦ, saotchetsanaⓦ, bvumbulutsaⓦ, sadyekaⓦ, lembetsetsaⓦ, itanaⓦ, tenthaⓦ
verb 326 kuvíniranso infinitive

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kubaⓦ verb 296 kubá canonical
kusamwetsaⓦ, ngakhaleⓦ, Moyoⓦ, Chikwawaⓦ, kungulung'unyaⓦ, kulikiraⓦ, iyeⓦ, Machingaⓦ, kunyangulaⓦ, Palianiⓦ, Rumphiⓦ, Kalongaⓦ, kuthandizaⓦ, kuthamangathamangaⓦ, Chiramboⓦ, angaⓦ, Likuniⓦ, Chihanaⓦ, chaniⓦ, kuotchaⓦ

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nkhamaⓦ noun 90 nkhama plural class-10
ntchimaⓦ, nkhonoⓦ, nkhungukumaⓦ, nkhodoleroⓦ, mbalaⓦ, ng'angaⓦ, mfutiⓦ, nkhululuⓦ, mphakulaⓦ, nsanjeⓦ, nkanagalaⓦ, njiruⓦ, nkhosweⓦ, njobvuⓦ, nsenjereⓦ, nkhwangalaⓦ, nyerereⓦ, ndevuⓦ, nyengoⓦ, mphatakalaⓦ

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singanoⓦ noun 78 singáno class-9 canonical
nkhukuⓦ, ndunaⓦ, nyanjaⓦ, nsidzeⓦ, mphatsoⓦ, mambaⓦ, nyuziⓦ, nkhuyuⓦ, nyaleⓦ, nsongoⓦ, nsapatoⓦ, ndowaⓦ, imfaⓦ, nsimaⓦ, impsoⓦ, nduluⓦ, nswalaⓦ, mbuziⓦ, ntchefuⓦ, ngwaziⓦ
noun 78 singáno plural class-10

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mlowam'malo wodzichitiraⓦ noun 64 alowam'malo odzichitira plural class-2
nakwiakaⓦ, wothamangathamangaⓦ, Mdatchiⓦ, mayimwamunaⓦ, wophedwaⓦ, demboⓦ, msendawanaⓦ, Mchawaⓦ, wanyoleⓦ, mlowam'maloⓦ, tambalaⓦ, mbaleⓦ, mzibamboⓦ, kadyamnsongaⓦ, mzimiziⓦ, wakudaⓦ, mfotokoziⓦ, wamathanyulaⓦ, mlamuⓦ, muwiⓦ

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makutuⓦ noun 61 makutú class-6 canonical
mafutaⓦ, makamaⓦ, mashopoⓦ, mabodzaⓦ, mahemaⓦ, mawereⓦ, mawereⓦ, makalataⓦ, magalimotoⓦ, maufitiⓦ, makhothiⓦ, maloⓦ, maiweⓦ, maunguⓦ, lotoⓦ, mawu a Mulunguⓦ, masikuⓦ, mawangaⓦ, mabalaⓦ, mahatchiⓦ

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adotoloⓦ noun 52 adótolo class-2 canonical
eniⓦ, abusaⓦ, akuluakuluⓦ, Atateⓦ, agondwaⓦ, ootchaⓦ, afitiⓦ, akanunguⓦ, angeloⓦ, afisiⓦ, Alomaⓦ, olembaⓦ, amayiⓦ, Achewaⓦ, akubaⓦ, amayi aang'onoⓦ, akatunduⓦ, anaⓦ, asing'angaⓦ, Abathwaⓦ

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disoⓦ noun 48 díso class-5 canonical
lilimeⓦ, likuluⓦ, banjaⓦ, zeneraⓦ, jomboⓦ, bukhuⓦ, khadaboⓦ, bereⓦ, bwatoⓦ, beseniⓦ, lawiⓦ, bodzaⓦ, dzinaⓦ, tsikuⓦ, ndimuⓦ, bondoⓦ, khunguⓦ, phaziⓦ, hemaⓦ, windoⓦ
noun 48 masó plural class-6

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mvukweⓦ noun 46 mivukwe plural class-4
moyoⓦ, mfuuliroⓦ, msesereⓦ, mkungubwiⓦ, mchengaⓦ, mudziⓦ, mpandoⓦ, mzindaⓦ, msikaⓦ, modoⓦ, mkokamphenziⓦ, mluzaⓦ, msirimaⓦ, muzuⓦ, msoloⓦ, msoloⓦ, mchodziⓦ, mkutaⓦ, mpitaⓦ, mpesaⓦ

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dziraⓦ noun 45 mazira plural class-6
gwalalanjovuⓦ, phikoⓦ, bangaⓦ, binguⓦ, ganizoⓦ, phiriⓦ, khomoⓦ, potoⓦ, tchireⓦ, tambalaⓦ, themaⓦ, tsengaⓦ, lipiroⓦ, zingazimeⓦ, tsokaⓦ, gitalaⓦ, fukoⓦ, dondoⓦ, phapoⓦ, dzayeⓦ

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kuliritsaⓦ noun 44 kulíritsa class-15 canonical
kungulung'unyaⓦ, kuotchaⓦ, kubwereransoⓦ, kumwaliraⓦ, kulodzedwaⓦ, kulembaⓦ, kumwaⓦ, kubzinyaⓦ, kulodzedwalodzedwaⓦ, kudyetsaⓦ, kusabwabwayiritsaⓦ, kuthawalalaⓦ, kuyetsemulayetsemulaⓦ, kuthawalalitsaⓦ, kugwetsaⓦ, kulemberanaⓦ, kusabwibwitsaⓦ, kuiwalaⓦ, kusaotchetsanaⓦ, kumbulumbundambulumbundaⓦ

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chilalamadziⓦ noun 43 zilalamadzi plural class-8
chidyamchengaⓦ, chipalambaⓦ, chinthuⓦ, chiziziⓦ, chipatalaⓦ, chowukaⓦ, chamuyayaⓦ, chilimiraⓦ, chilimiraⓦ, chilimphundiⓦ, chishangoⓦ, chipalaⓦ, chinkhwalangwaⓦ, chipulausikuⓦ, chachikudaⓦ, chipheⓦ, chisandukwaⓦ, chiganizoⓦ, chinasalaⓦ, chingangaⓦ

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dotoloⓦ noun 38 dótolo class-1a canonical
kakowaⓦ, kalalikiⓦ, bambo wamkaziⓦ, mayi wamng'onoⓦ, gogoⓦ, biraⓦ, buluⓦ, bwanaⓦ, kadziwayekhaⓦ, tsekweⓦ, fisiⓦ, fuluⓦ, mayi wamkuluⓦ, kanunguⓦ, gwapeⓦ, chuleⓦ, mphakaⓦ, nyaniⓦ, kavaloⓦ, mayiⓦ
noun 38 adótolo plural class-2

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chitsiruⓦ noun 33 chitsíru class-7 canonical
chigamaⓦ, chipfuⓦ, chiwengoⓦ, chakudyaⓦ, chakaⓦ, chifuwaⓦ, chitokosiⓦ, chithunziⓦ, chikatoⓦ, chomeraⓦ, chipatsoⓦ, chithunzithunziⓦ, chiwindiⓦ, chalaⓦ, chiwandaⓦ, chinunguⓦ, chiswankhonoⓦ, chitsimeⓦ, chinyenyeziⓦ, chimwanaⓦ
noun 33 zitsíru plural class-8

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mutuⓦ noun 26 mutú class-3 canonical
mchiraⓦ, mkuyuⓦ, msikitiⓦ, mkonoⓦ, mnyangaⓦ, mkondoⓦ, mdidiⓦ, mundaⓦ, mkuteⓦ, mtsemphaⓦ, muulaⓦ, msanaⓦ, mtimaⓦ, mnkhakaⓦ, mthunziⓦ, mtsinjeⓦ, mwalaⓦ, mtengoⓦ, mzimuⓦ, mweziⓦ
noun 26 mitú plural class-4

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mlendoⓦ noun 24 mlendó class-1 canonical
Mlomaⓦ, mzimayiⓦ, wakubaⓦ, muwerengiⓦ, Mtumbukaⓦ, mwiniⓦ, mkuluⓦ, mfitiⓦ, Mpwitikiziⓦ, mkaziⓦ, mkunguⓦ, mngeloⓦ, mwanaⓦ, mbusaⓦ, msungwanaⓦ, mbomboⓦ, msirikaliⓦ, Mchewaⓦ, Mbathwaⓦ, wozerezekaⓦ
noun 24 alendó plural class-2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mavutoⓦ name 6 Mavúto canonical
chiyaniⓦ, -mu-ⓦ, iyayiⓦ, -na-ⓦ, Mozambiqueⓦ
name 6 Mabvuto alternative

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

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

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

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

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

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

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khutuⓦ noun 4 khutú class-5 canonical
bukuⓦ, fupaⓦ, vutoⓦ
noun 4 makutú plural class-6
noun 4 kutu alternative

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

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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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msilikaliⓦ noun 2 msilikáli class-1 canonical
mwerengeriⓦ
noun 2 asilikáli plural class-2
noun 2 msirikali alternative

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

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sumbulereⓦ noun 2 súmbúlere class-9 canonical
minibasiⓦ
noun 2 súmbúlere plural class-10
noun 2 masúmbúlere plural class-6

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

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

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

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

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

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motoⓦ intj 1 modo obsolete alternative

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vuziⓦ noun 1 mavuzi plural class-6
noun 1 buzi 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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ŵⓦ character 1 Ŵ uppercase

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

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