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{
"word": "Bw."
}
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},
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}
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},
{
"word": "bwana mkubwa"
},
{
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},
{
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"word": "bwana"
},
{
"lang": "Français",
"lang_code": "fr",
"word": "bwana"
},
{
"lang": "Nyanja",
"lang_code": "ny",
"word": "bwana"
}
],
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"Contraction du swahili baba wa mwana (monsieur, chef, père de famille)."
],
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"raw_tags": [
"Classe",
"6"
]
}
],
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],
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"Maître, patron."
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},
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}
{
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{
"word": "Bw."
}
],
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],
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},
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"word": "bwana mkubwa"
},
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},
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},
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"word": "bwana"
}
],
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"Contraction du swahili baba wa mwana (monsieur, chef, père de famille)."
],
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{
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"Classe",
"6"
]
}
],
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"Maître, patron."
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]
},
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],
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]
}
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},
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}
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