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455 Cards in this Set
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abiria
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passenger
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ada
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fee, duty, tradition
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adabu
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good manners
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adha
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worry, nagging
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adhama
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glory
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adhuhuri
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noon
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adui
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an enemy
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afa
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calamity, bad-sign
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afisa
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officer
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afisi
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office
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afua
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deliverance
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afya
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health
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afyuni
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opium
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agano
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agreement, covenant
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agizo
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directions, orders
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ahadi
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promise
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ahera
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afterlife
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aibu
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disgrace
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aila
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family
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aili
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a blame, fault
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aina
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kind, type, classification
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ajabu
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a wonder
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ajali
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fate
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ajili
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sake
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akiba
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reserve, savings
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akili
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intelligence
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ala
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tool, weapon, instrument
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alama
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mark, sign, symbol
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alasiri
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afternoon
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alfajiri
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just before dawn
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Alhamisi
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Thursday
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almasi
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diamond
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amali
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occupation, habit
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amana
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pledge, deposit
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amani
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peace
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ambukizo
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infection
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ami
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paternal uncle
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amri
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orders, commands
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anasa
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worldly pleasures
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maandamano
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a procession/parade
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maandisha
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writings
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anga
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sky, heavens
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ankra
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bill, invoice
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apizo
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curse
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arbuni
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deposit
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ardhi
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land, ground
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ari
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self-respect
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arusi
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wedding
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asali
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honey
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asherati
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fornicator
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maasi
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sinners
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maasia
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sins
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asili
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origin
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askari
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guard, policeman
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askofu
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bishop
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asubuhi
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morning
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athari
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effect, mark
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auni
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help, aid, assistance
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awali
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the beginning
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aya
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verse, paragraph
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ayari
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cheat, swindler
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azali
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eternity
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azima
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a fetish from a witchdoctor
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azimio
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intention, plan
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azizi
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a precious, loveable, esteemed person
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baa
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disaster, plague
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baba
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father
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baba mkubwa
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paternal uncle
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babu
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grandfather
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badala
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a substitute
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badiliko
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change
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bahari
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sea
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baharia
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sailor
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bahasha
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envelope, bag
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bahati
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luck, chance
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bahili
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a miser
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baiskeli
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bicycle
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baki
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remainder
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bakora
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walking stick
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bakshishi
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tip or small bribe
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bakuli
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basin
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balozi
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consul; ambassador
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banda
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barn, shed, hut
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bandari
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harbor
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bandia
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home-made doll
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banghi
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marijuana
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banzi
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a spit for roasting
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bao
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board for a game or divination
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bapa
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a broad flat surface
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bara
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a continent; mainland
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barabara
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road, highway
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baradhuli
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simpleton
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barafu
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ice
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baragumu
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horn
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baraka
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blessing, prosperity
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baraza
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verandah, public meeting
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baridi
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cold, coolness
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barua
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letter
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baruti
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gunpowder
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kubashiri
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to predict, to bring news
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bastola
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pistol
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bata
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duck
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bata la bukini
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goose
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bata mzinga
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turkey
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mabati
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iron roofing sheets
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bawa
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wing
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bawaba
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a hinge
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bawabu
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doorman
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berebu
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billy goat, bad colonist
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bega
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a shoulder
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behewa
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an inner courtyard, train compartment
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bei
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price
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bendera
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flag, banner
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beti
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small leather pouch, verse or stanza
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bia
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a cooperation, beer
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biashara
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commerce
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bibi
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grandmother, lady, wife, woman
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Biblia
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Bible
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bidhaa
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merchandise
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bidii
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energy, effort
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bikari
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drawing compass
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bikira
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virgin
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bilauri
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a glass, a tumbler
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bilingani
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an aubergine
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bima
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insurance
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binadamu
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"son-of-Adam", human being
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bindo
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fold of a loincloth used as a pocket
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bingwa
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expert, specialist
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bintia
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daughter
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birika
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kettle, cistern
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bisi
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popcorn
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bisibisi
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screwdriver
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biwi
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rubbish heap
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bizari
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curry powder
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blanketi
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blanket
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boga
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pumpkin
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bohari
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a warehouse
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boma
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a fort, government office
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bomba
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pump, pipe, chimney
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bonde
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valley
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bonge
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a lump, ball of string
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boriti
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a thick pole, beam
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borongo
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spoiled work
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bua
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stem of maize, millet, etc.
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buba
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yaws
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bubu
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dummy
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budi
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a way out
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buibui
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spider, woman's covering cloak
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bumba
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a lump, cluster, swarm of bees
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bumbuazi
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perplexity, helpless confusion
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bunda
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a parcel, a bale
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bundi
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an owl
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bunduki
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a gun, rifle
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Bunge
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parliament
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buni
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coffee berries
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burashi
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a brush
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busara
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prudence, wisdom
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bustani
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garden
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buu
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maggot, grub
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buyu
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a calabash
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bwana
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sir, Lord, mister
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bwawa
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a swamp or bog
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bweni
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dormitory
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bweta
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smal box
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chafuko
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chaos, disorder
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chafya
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a sneeze
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chai
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tea
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chaki
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chalk
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chakula
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food
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chale
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incision or tribal marking
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chama
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club or society
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chambo
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bait
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chamchela
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whirlwind
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chamshakinywa
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breakfast
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chandalua
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mosquito net
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changarawe
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gravel, pebbles
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chango
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entrails
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chango
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peg, hook
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chano
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a wooden tray
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chanuo
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a big comb
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chanzo
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a beginning, an initial payment
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chapa
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a brand or mark
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chatu
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python
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chawa
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louse
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chaza
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an oyster
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cheche
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a spark
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chelezo
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a raft or buoy
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chembe
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a grain
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chemchemi
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a spring of water
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chengachenga
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bits of grain
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chenza
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tangerine
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cheo
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size, rank
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chepe
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a coarse, ill-bred person (redneck)
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cherehani
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sewing machine
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chetezo
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a censer
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cheti
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a pass, a certificate
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chicha
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grated coconut
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chokaa
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lime, whitewash
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choko choko
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discord, mischief
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chombo
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instrument or utensil
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chongo
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one-eyed person
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choo
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outhouse, loo, toilet
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choroke
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small peas
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choyo
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greed
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chozi
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a tear drop
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chuchu
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a teat, nipple
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chunguu
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an ant hill
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chui
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leopard, tiger
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chujio
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a strainer
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chuki
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hatred, resentment
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chuma
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iron, steel
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chumba
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room
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chumo
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earnings
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chumvi
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salt
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chungu
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an earthenware cooking pot
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chungu
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an ant, a heap, a throng
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chungu ya watu
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a crowd, a throng
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chungwa
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orange (fruit)
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chuo
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a book, a school
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chuo kikuu
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college or university
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chupa
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bottle or flask
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chura
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a frog
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daawa
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lawsuit
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dada
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sister
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dafina
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treasure
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daftari
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an account book or ledger
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dafu
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unripe coconut
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dai
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a claim
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dakika
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minute
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daktari
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doctor
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dalali
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auctioneer or broker
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dalili
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a sign
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damu
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blood
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damu ya mwezi
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menstrual period
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danganyo
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a deception
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danguro
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brothel
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daraja
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a bridge, steps, rank
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madaraka
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responsibilities
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darasa
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class, classroom
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dari
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ceiling or flat roof
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darubini
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telescope
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dau
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dhow
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dawa
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medicine
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dawa ya mapenzi
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love potion
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dawa ya viatu
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shoe-polish
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debe
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four gallon oil tin
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dema
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fish trap
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dengu
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lentils
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deni
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a debt
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ndereva
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driver
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desturi
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custom or habit of a people
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dhahabu
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gold
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dhahiri
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evident
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dhaifu
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weak
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dhalimu
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a tyrant
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dhamana
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a surety; bail
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dhambi
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sin
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dhamiri
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motive
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dhana
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a supposition or suspicion
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dhara
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harm
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dharau
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carelessness
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dharuba
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a blow
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dhati
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sincerity; earnestness
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dhihaka
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ridicule; teasing
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dhiki
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distress
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dhoruba
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a storm
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dia
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compensation, ransom
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dibaji
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a preface
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dini
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religion
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dira
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mariner's compass
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dirisha
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window
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divai
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wine
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diwani
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counselor
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doa
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a blotch or stain
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dobi
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laundryman
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dola
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government or kingdom
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dondoo
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anthology, selection
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donge
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lump, ball of something
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donge la uzi
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ball of thread/yarn
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dosari
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a blemish
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dua
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a prayer or petition
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duara
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a circle or round shape
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dubu
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a bear, a dunce
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dubwana
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a monster
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duka
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a small shop
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dume
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a male animal
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dunia
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the world
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eda
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a wife's period of mourning
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eka
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acre
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maelezo
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explanations
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elimu
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education
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embe
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mango
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eneo
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area
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maenezi
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distribution
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enzi
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reign, might, domain
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eropleni
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airplane
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ewe!
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You!
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fadhaa
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perplexity
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fadhili
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kindness or favor
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fagio
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brooms
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fahamu
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understanding
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fahari
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glory, show, ostentation
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faharisi
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table of contents, index
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faida
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profit, use
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faini
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a fine
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fakiri
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a poor person, poor
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fali
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a bad omen
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fanaka
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success and prosperity
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faradhi
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an obligation or duty
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faragha
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privacy, seclusion
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faraja
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relief
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farakano
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separation
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farasi
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horse
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farisi
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an expert
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fasaha
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eloquence, elegant speech
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fasihi
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an eloquent person
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fasiki
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a debauched person, a fornicator
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fataki
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fireworks
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fatiha
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first chapter of the Koran
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fedha
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money, silver
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fedheha
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shame
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feli
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misdeed
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fenesi
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jackfruit
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fidhuli
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insolence, an insolent person
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fidia
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a ransom
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figo
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kidney
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fikara
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a thought or meditation
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fikira
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a thought or reflection
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filimbi
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a whistle
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kufukara
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a destitute person
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fulana
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undershirt
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fulani
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a certain person, so-and-so
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fumbo
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a dark, mystical saying
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funda
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a gulp
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fundi
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craftsman
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fundo
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a knot, a grudge
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fungate
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a honeymoon
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fungu
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a portion, a heap
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funiko
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a big lid
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fununu
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a hint, a rumor
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funza
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a maggot or jigger
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mafunzo
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instructions or teachings
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furaha
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joy, happiness
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mafuriko
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flood, flooding
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furushi
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a bundle
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fuu
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skull or empty shell
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fuvu
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skull or empty shell
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fuzi
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shoulder
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gamba
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bark or scales
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ganda
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shell or pod
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ganzi
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numbness
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gao
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a handful
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gati
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a dock
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gauni
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a dress
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gazeti
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newspaper
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gareji
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garage
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gereza
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a prison
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ghadhabu
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anger
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ghafula
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suddenness
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ghala
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storeroom
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ghamu
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despondency
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gharaka
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a calamity, a flood
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gharama
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expense
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ghasia
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distrubance
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ghera
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determination to win, self-respect
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ghiliba
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cunning, trick
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ghuba
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gulf
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giza
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darkness
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godoro
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mattress
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gofu
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a broken down house, ruins
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gogo
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a log
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gololi
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a marble
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gombo
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the leaf of a book
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gome
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bark or shell
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gugu
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a weed
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()gumu
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hard, difficult
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gundi
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adhesive gum, glue
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gunia
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maize bag
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gunzi
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a maize cob
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gurudumu
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a wheel
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gwaride
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military parade
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hadaa
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trickery
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hadithi
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a story
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haini
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a traitor
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haja
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need, request
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haji
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a pilgrim
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haki
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justice, right
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hakika
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certainty, a fact
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hakimu
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a judge
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halaiki
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a multitude of people
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hali
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state, condition
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halmashauri
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a council
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halzeti
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olive oil
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hamaki
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quick temper
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hamali
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a porter
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hamamu
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a Turkish bath
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hamira
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yeast
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hamu
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a yearning or a longing
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haraka
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haste
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haramia
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bandit or pirate
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haramu
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something prohibited
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harara
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body heat, hot temper
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hari
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heat
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maharimu
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forbidden persons or things
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hariri
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silk
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harufu
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odor, smell
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hasara
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loss, damage
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hasira
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anger
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hatamu
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bridle
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hati
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a document
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hati ya maombi
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application form
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hatia
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guilt
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hatima
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end
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hatua
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a step, a pace
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hawa
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a strong desire, a passion
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Hawa
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Eve
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hawa nafsi
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egotism
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haya
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modesty, bashfulness
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hayati
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life
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hayawani
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a beast
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hazina
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treasury, a treasure
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hedaya
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a costly gift, a memento
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hedhi
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a menstrual period
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hekaheka
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shouts of encouragement
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hekalu
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a temple
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hekaya
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a legend or story
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hekima
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wisdom
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hema
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a tent
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heri
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happiness
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herufui
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a letter of the alphabet
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hesabu
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accounts, arithmetic
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heshima
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respect, honor
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kuheshimiwa
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to be honored
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hewa
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air
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hiari
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choice, free-will
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hila
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craftiness
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hima
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haste, quickness, urgency
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himaya
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protection
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hisa
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a share, a portion
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hisani
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kindness
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hofu
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fear
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hoja
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subject under discussion, argument
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homa
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fever
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hongo
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a bribe
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hori
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a creek
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hotuba
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a sermon, an address, a speech
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huba
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love, romance
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mahuhudurio
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attendance
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kuhuisha
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to give life to, to revive
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hukumu
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judgement
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kuhukumu
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to listen to litigation and give judgement
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hulka
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human condition
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huruma
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compassion, sympathy
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husuda
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envy
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kuhuzuni
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grief
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