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tegi doonaa
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he will go to
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doon
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to want, also auxiliary verb for future tense
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gees
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m, d1, horn
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macallin
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m, d2, teacher
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dhig
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conj 1, to teach
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af
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m, d4, language
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ingriisi
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m, English
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af ingriisiga
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the English language
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imminka
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now
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se
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but
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bartaa
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he learns
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baro
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conj 3B, to learn
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waayo
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because
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laba
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two
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bil
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f, d1, month
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bilood
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months in genitive fm
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laba bilood ka dib
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in two months
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ka dhigi doona
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he will teach at
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dugsi
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m, d2, school
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magaalo
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f, d6, town
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waqooyi
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m, north
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dal
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m, d4, country
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ku taal
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which is in (f.)
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carruur
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f, d1, collec, children
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waxbari
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conj 2A, to teach
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macallinkiisu
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his teacher (subj.)
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la yidhaahdo
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called (lit. which one says)
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saaxiibkiisa
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his friend
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jeer
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m, d4, time, occasion
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todobaadkiiba
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each week
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toddobaad
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m, d2, week
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la kulmaa
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he meets with (gen pres of kulan)
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kulan, kulmaa
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conj 1, to meet
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kulan la
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to meet with
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hadal, hadlaa
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conj 1, to speak
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hadal la
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to speak with
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hadal ku
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to speak in
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adag
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difficult
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wuxuu yidhaahdaa
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he says
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wuxuu ku celiyaa
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he replies (gen pres)
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ku celi
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to reply
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maya
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no
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walaal
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m, d1, brother
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walaal
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f, d1, sister
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fudud
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easy
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qoslaan
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they laugh (gen pres)
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qosol, qoslaa
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conj 1, to laugh
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decl 6
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stress on penultimate vowel, sg fem, pl masc, ends in o in sg, add oyin in pl
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hooyo
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mother
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hoyooyin
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mothers
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waddo
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road
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waddooyin
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roads
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waddada
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the road
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waddooyinka
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the roads
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sheekooyin
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stories
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dawo
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medicine
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magaalooyin
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towns
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shaneemo
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film
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kiilooyin
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kilos
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ayeeyo
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grandmother
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decl 7
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sg stress on penult, pl no stress, sg masc, pl fem, sg ends in e, pl deletes e, adds ayaal
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aabbe
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father
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aabbayaal
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fathers
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bare
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teacher
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barayaal
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teachers
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baraha
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the teacher
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barayaasha
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the teachers
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oday
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old man, elder
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odayaal
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old men, elders
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biyo
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water
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biyayaal
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waters
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biyaha
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the water
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biyayaasha
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the waters
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fure
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key
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danjirayaal
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ambassadors
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xoghaye
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secretary
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golayaal
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committees
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waraabayaal
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hyenas
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madaxweyne
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president
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samee
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conj 2B, to do, make
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safee, sifee
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conj 2B, to clean
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cashee
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conj 2B, to eat dinner
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Sameeya!
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Make it (pl)!
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Casheeya!
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Have dinner (pl)!
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sameeyay
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conj 2B I/he made
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sameysay
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you/she made
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sameynay
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we made
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sameyseen
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yall made
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sameeyeen
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they made
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ee+consonant-->
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ey
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y+t-->
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e+a-->
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eya
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sameynayaa
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I am making, he is making
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sameynaysaa
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you are making, she is making
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sameynaynaa
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we are making
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sameynaysaan
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yall are making
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sameynayaan
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they are making
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malee
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conj 2B, to suppose
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caddee
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conj 2B, to explain, make white, make clear
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cawee
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conj 2B, to spend the evening
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kexee
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conj 2B, to drive (camels)
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dhammee
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conj 2B, to finish
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qadee
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conj 2B, to eat lunch
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Shaqada ka warran.
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How is work?
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Qoyska ka warran,
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How is the family?
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Carrurta ka warran.
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How are the children?
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fog
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far
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dhow
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near
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fudud
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light, easy
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culus
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heavy
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adag
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difficult, strong
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xidh
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to close
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xidhan
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closed
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fur
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to open
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furan
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open
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gub
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to burn
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guban
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burned
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balladh
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broadness
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balladhan
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broad
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gaab
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shortness
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gaaban
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short
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farax
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to be happy
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faraxsan
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happy
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dhereg
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to be satisfied, full
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dheregsan
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satisfied, full
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qurux
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beauty
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quruxsan
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beautiful
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cadho
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anger
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cadhaysan, cadhosan
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angry
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guri cusub
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a new house
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shimbir yar
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a small bird
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albaal cas
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a red door
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guriga cusub
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the new house
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shimbirtii yar
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the little bird
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albaabka cas
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the red door
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Adj+i=
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subject marker
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Ninku waa tagay.
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The(subj) man went.
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Ninka dheeri waa tagay.
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The(abs) tall(subj) man went.
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quruxsan
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beautiful
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qurquruxsan
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beautiful (pl)
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fudud
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easy
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fudfudud
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easy, light (pl)
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adag
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difficult, hard
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ad'adag
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difficult, hard (pl)
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gaaban
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short
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gaaggaaban
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short (pl)
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laaban
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folded
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laallaaban
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folded (pl)
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jaban
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broken
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jajaban
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broken pla
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dheer
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long, tall
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dhaadheer
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long, tall (pl)
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weyn
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big
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waaweyn
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big (pl)
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cuscusub
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new (pl)
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yaryar
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small (pl)
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adj with first syll ending in b
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repeat first syll w/o consonant and double consonant following it
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genitive stress tone
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always on final or only vowel
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gen fem sg nouns not ending in o
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add eed or yeed
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xanuun lugeed
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foot pain (lit pain foot)
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af shimbireed
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bird mouth, beak
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dhar nageed
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women's clothes
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dhar naag
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a woman's clothes
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gen fem sg nouns with pl o add
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od
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midabka shimbirood
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the color of birds
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gen nouns for domestic animals add
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aad, not eed or ood
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harag lo'aad
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cow's hide
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lo'
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cattle
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caano riyaad
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goat's milk
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riyo
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goats
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ri
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f, d1, goat
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genitive form is only used w/o
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definite article or suffix on noun
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qalinka cusub ee macallinka
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the new pen of the teacher
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qalinka macallinka cusub
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the pen of the new teacher
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kow
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fem, 1, for counting
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kaba
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fem, 2
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saddex
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fem, 3
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afar
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fem, 4
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shan
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fem, 5
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lix
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fem, 6
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toddoba
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fem, 7
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sideed
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fem, 8
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sagaal
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masc, 9
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toban
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masc, 10
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nouns with numbers are in----case
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gentive
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nouns with numbers are sg unless…
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noun is from decl 1,2,3; then it is pl
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afar dal
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four countries
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laba kabood
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two shoes
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saddex buug
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three books
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toddoba nin
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seven men
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sagaal riyaad
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nin goats
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laba naagood
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two women
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saddexda buug
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the three books
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toddobada nin
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the seven men
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hal
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number one for modifying a noun
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hal buug
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one book
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hal naag
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one woman
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mid
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one as demonstrative pronoun
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Mid bay cuneen.
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They ate one.
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dukaan
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m, d2, shop
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dukaammo
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shops
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waddo
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f, d6, street, road
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waan fiicanahay
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I am well
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shaqo
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f, d6, work
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subaxdii
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in the morning (lit the morning)
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tagsigayga
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my taxi
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tagsi
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m, d2, taxi
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watay
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I drove
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iibis
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m, d2, trade
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wax
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m, thing
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waxyaabo
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m, things
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soo iibsadeen
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they bought
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iibso
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conj 3A, to buy
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maanta
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today
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dad badan ayaa yimi
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many people came
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badan
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many
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qasacad
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f, d1, can
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khudrad
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f, d1, collec, vegetables
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iibi
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conj 2A, to sell
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weli
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yet
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waa yahay
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right (lit it is)
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ma qadeyn doontaa
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do you want to have lunch?
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qadee
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conj 2B, to have lunch
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waan gaajeysanahay
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I am hungry
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xidh
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conj 1, to close
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makhaayad
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f, d1, restaurant
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