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Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
nyengaⓦ verb 300 -nyengá canonical
bvumbulukaⓦ, baⓦ, thamangiranaⓦ, thamangitsaⓦ, patsitsaⓦ, lembalembaⓦ, pitansoⓦ, pititsaⓦ, lembedwaⓦ, yankhaⓦ, vayaⓦ, onekaⓦ, nyongaⓦ, yetsemulansoⓦ, thandaⓦ, zimaⓦ, dyetsaⓦ, phunziraⓦ, mphamphadziraⓦ, salembaⓦ
verb 300 kunyéngá infinitive

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ngakhaleⓦ conj 276 ngakhalé canonical
Chichewaⓦ, Namiteteⓦ, Chipataⓦ, Rukuruⓦ, Chilipaineⓦ, kulemberanalemberanaⓦ, kusathandizaⓦ, Zimbabweⓦ, kuimbaⓦ, kusathamangaⓦ, Januwaleⓦ, kupatsaⓦ, Mzuzuⓦ, kupitiraⓦ, kugwaⓦ, Kalondeⓦ, Mozambikiⓦ, Mabvutoⓦ, muli bwanjiⓦ, Makhumulaⓦ

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nthumbiⓦ noun 86 nthumbi plural class-10
ngundungunduⓦ, njobvuⓦ, nthengaⓦ, njumaⓦ, mphipeⓦ, mphunoⓦ, mbululuⓦ, nkhodoleroⓦ, mphenziⓦ, nkhalamanjaⓦ, mpheziⓦ, mvumbiⓦ, ngweeⓦ, nkhandweⓦ, ng'ombeⓦ, nkanagalaⓦ, nsabweⓦ, mbinaⓦ, nsanjeⓦ, mphakulaⓦ

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nkhangaⓦ noun 78 nkhánga class-9 canonical
ngwaziⓦ, njuchiⓦ, nthochiⓦ, ndimbaⓦ, nsidzeⓦ, ndegeⓦ, mboloⓦ, nsongoⓦ, mbiraⓦ, nkhaniⓦ, mambaⓦ, mphumiⓦ, mimbaⓦ, imfaⓦ, singanoⓦ, ntchefuⓦ, ndunaⓦ, ntchitoⓦ, mbalameⓦ, mbewuⓦ
noun 78 nkhánga plural class-10

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nakalupsaⓦ noun 63 anakalupsa plural class-2
juguⓦ, juguⓦ, mloziⓦ, mkachenjedeⓦ, mphaⓦ, mzimiziⓦ, wanyoleⓦ, wakudyaⓦ, mzibamboⓦ, mdzukuluⓦ, mfotokoziⓦ, Mmwenyeⓦ, nakwiakaⓦ, mkudaⓦ, mkhalayekhaⓦ, Mwangilikaniⓦ, munthuⓦ, womwaliraⓦ, mniamadaⓦ, wotisiyaⓦ

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matimatiⓦ noun 61 matímati class-6 canonical
mawereⓦ, mawereⓦ, magalimotoⓦ, makamaⓦ, makwangalaⓦ, makiyiⓦ, mangoⓦ, masitoloⓦ, masiyeⓦ, maholideⓦ, mautawalezaⓦ, maminitiⓦ, maondoⓦ, maikoⓦ, makalataⓦ, mahemaⓦ, mankhwala a nsapatoⓦ, mabodzaⓦ, makhothiⓦ, mabankiⓦ

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anaⓦ noun 50 aná class-2 canonical
asing'angaⓦ, adokotalaⓦ, amayi aakuluⓦ, alendoⓦ, akatunduⓦ, Abathwaⓦ, asirikaliⓦ, abuluⓦ, Atateⓦ, akadziwayekhaⓦ, akalotiⓦ, akaluluⓦ, amayiⓦ, akaziⓦ, abaleⓦ, asheheⓦ, amayi aang'onoⓦ, Atumbukaⓦ, amphakaⓦ, agaluⓦ

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tsikuⓦ noun 48 tsíku class-5 canonical
batchiⓦ, thakoⓦ, dzinaⓦ, lilimeⓦ, dziweⓦ, khothiⓦ, phaziⓦ, bereⓦ, tchalitchiⓦ, likuluⓦ, balaⓦ, balaⓦ, khwangalaⓦ, khasuⓦ, phasaⓦ, khadaboⓦ, duwaⓦ, dzinoⓦ, ndimuⓦ, khunguⓦ
noun 48 masíku plural class-6

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mfuuliroⓦ noun 45 mifuuliro plural class-4
moyoⓦ, mchokochokoⓦ, mloziⓦ, mzindaⓦ, mgodiⓦ, mulunguⓦ, mkutaⓦ, modoⓦ, mtamboⓦ, mtengoⓦ, mkungubwiⓦ, mkokamphenziⓦ, mpiraⓦ, mvukweⓦ, mzukwaⓦ, mpitoⓦ, mphikaⓦ, mvungutiⓦ, msoloⓦ, msoloⓦ

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liwuⓦ noun 43 mawu plural class-6
dziraⓦ, phapoⓦ, thengoⓦ, ubatizoⓦ, khongwaⓦ, tsamvuⓦ, dondoⓦ, tchireⓦ, tsambaⓦ, dzayeⓦ, ganizoⓦ, khosiⓦ, bangaⓦ, khomoⓦ, gwalalanjovuⓦ, phikoⓦ, khosweⓦ, loreⓦ, tsalaⓦ, bomaⓦ

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chisandukwaⓦ noun 42 zisandukwa plural class-8
chowukaⓦ, chipatalaⓦ, chipulaⓦ, chinthuⓦ, chipindaⓦ, chitsekoⓦ, chipalaⓦ, chachizunguⓦ, cholemberaⓦ, chinkhwalangwaⓦ, ching'wenyeng'wenyeⓦ, chipululuⓦ, chitondweⓦ, chipulausikuⓦ, chipheⓦ, chidindoⓦ, chikhaphwiⓦ, chingangaⓦ, chipalambaⓦ, chamuyayaⓦ

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katawaⓦ noun 38 kataŵá class-1a canonical
fuluⓦ, mayi wamkuluⓦ, chuleⓦ, sing'angaⓦ, malumeⓦ, kalalikiⓦ, dotoloⓦ, tsekweⓦ, kadziwayekhaⓦ, kanemaⓦ, kapambaⓦ, bwanaⓦ, gogoⓦ, bambo wamkaziⓦ, tateⓦ, kambukuⓦ, fisiⓦ, kakowaⓦ, kanunguⓦ, sheheⓦ
noun 38 akataŵá plural class-2

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chomeraⓦ noun 33 chómera class-7 canonical
chinyenyeziⓦ, chifuwaⓦ, chakaⓦ, chithunzithunziⓦ, chitambaⓦ, chikopeⓦ, chiunoⓦ, chitsimeⓦ, chakudyaⓦ, chitsiruⓦ, chinziriⓦ, chikwiⓦ, chigamaⓦ, chinkhweⓦ, chimngeloⓦ, chinunguⓦ, chipatsoⓦ, chiphadzuwaⓦ, chalaⓦ, chiwengoⓦ
noun 33 zómera plural class-8

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mkondoⓦ noun 26 mkóndo class-3 canonical
mzimuⓦ, mnkhakaⓦ, mtengoⓦ, mkuyuⓦ, mweziⓦ, mtsinjeⓦ, mkonoⓦ, muulaⓦ, mtochiⓦ, mutuⓦ, mtsemphaⓦ, mtimaⓦ, msanaⓦ, mchiraⓦ, mchomboⓦ, mwalaⓦ, mthunziⓦ, mkangoⓦ, msikitiⓦ, mwambiⓦ
noun 26 mikóndo plural class-4

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mkuluⓦ noun 23 mkúlu class-1 canonical
Mchewaⓦ, mwiniⓦ, mngeloⓦ, mkaziⓦ, msungwanaⓦ, mbomboⓦ, mkunguⓦ, wakubaⓦ, mbusaⓦ, msirikaliⓦ, mtsikanaⓦ, Mlomaⓦ, wolembaⓦ, mzimayiⓦ, Mmalawiⓦ, Mbathwaⓦ, muwerengiⓦ, mwanaⓦ, Mtumbukaⓦ, mfitiⓦ
noun 23 akúlu plural class-2

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kuphaⓦ noun 22 kuphá class-15 canonical
kulemberanalemberanaⓦ, kulembaⓦ, kumwaliraⓦ, kulodzaⓦ, kusagwetsaⓦ, kumphewaⓦ, kulodzedwaⓦ, kusadyetsaⓦ, kuyetsemulayetsemulaⓦ, kumwaⓦ, kuiwalaⓦ, kulodzedwalodzedwaⓦ, kusachidzikakaⓦ, kugwetsaⓦ, kuchidzikakaⓦ, kufaⓦ, kuwerengaⓦ, kusayetsemulaⓦ, kudyetsaⓦ, kulemberanaⓦ

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

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vumbululaⓦ verb 20 -vumbulula canonical
imbikansoⓦ, chisaⓦ, vumbulaⓦ, imbaⓦ, imbidwansoⓦ, imbidwaⓦ, imbiraⓦ, nyekhulaⓦ, imbiranaⓦ, tchipaⓦ, vumbulukaⓦ, imbaimbaⓦ, dziimbiraⓦ, imbikaⓦ, ukaⓦ, imbitsaimbitsaⓦ, imbitsansoⓦ, vumbulutsaⓦ, imbitsaⓦ
verb 20 kuvúmbulula infinitive
verb 20 -bvumbulula alternative

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mozambiqueⓦ name 6 Mozambíque canonical
Mavutoⓦ, iyayiⓦ, -na-ⓦ, chiyaniⓦ, -mu-ⓦ
name 6 Mozambiki alternative

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undunaⓦ noun 6 unduná class-14 canonical
ulendoⓦ, ufitiⓦ, utawalezaⓦ, uvuniⓦ, ulaⓦ
noun 6 maunduná plural class-6

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mdezung'ambaⓦ noun 5 midezung'amba plural class-4
msangweⓦ, msituⓦ, mlerang'ambaⓦ, mmwaviⓦ
noun 5 mdedzung'amba alternative

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

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

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

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

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njovuⓦ noun 3 njovu plural class-10
mbinjiⓦ, nsithuⓦ
noun 3 njobvu 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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motoⓦ noun 2 móto class-3 canonical
mwaviⓦ
noun 2 modo obsolete alternative

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

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mwanayuⓦ noun 2 anaŵa plural
munthuyuⓦ

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motoⓦ intj 1 modo obsolete alternative

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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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Ŵⓦ character 1 ŵ lowercase

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mbumbaⓦ noun 1 mbúmba class-10 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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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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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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bulediⓦ noun 1 bulédi class-1a canonical
noun 1 mabulédi plural class-6

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kunjaⓦ noun 1 kunjá class-17 canonical

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pansiⓦ noun 1 pansí class-16 canonical

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ŵⓦ character 1 Ŵ uppercase

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fumbiⓦ noun 1 fumbí class-5 canonical
noun 1 pfumbi 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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chibakeraⓦ noun 1 zibakera plural class-8
noun 1 chibagera alternative

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khokholaⓦ noun 1 khokhola class-5 canonical
noun 1 khokhola class-1a 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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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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vuziⓦ noun 1 mavuzi plural class-6
noun 1 buzi alternative

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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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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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