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119 Cards in this Set
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soko(ni)
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(at the)market
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-hitaji
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to need
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matunda
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fruit(pl.)
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machungwa
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oranges
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ebu(also hebu)
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a call to attract attention
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haya
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these
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bei(N)
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price
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shilingi ishirini ishirini
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twenty shillings each
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mno
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extremely, too
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-punguza
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to reduce, decrease
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-chukua
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to take
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mapapai
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pawpaws(papayas)
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-uza
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to sell
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kwa nini
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why
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hivi
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like this, in this manner, thus
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siyo
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emphatic form of si is/are not
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nitakufanyia...
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I'll make it...for you
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hapa pana
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here are
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ndizi
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bananas
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-tosha
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to be enough, suffice
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migomba
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banana trees
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shamba(ni)
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(in the)smallholding
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jamani!
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you lot! y'all!(only used in informal situations, to people you know well)
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bado
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still(i.e. still at a place or carrying out an action)
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mkahawa(ni)
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(to the)café
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kiu(N)
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thirst
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tuna kiu sana
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we're very thirsty
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kwa heri(to one person)
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goodbye
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kwa herini(to two or more people)
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goodbye
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Siwezi kulipa bei hii.
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I can't pay this price.
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Siwezi kulipa shilingi...
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I can't pay... shillings.
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Nitalipa shilingi...
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I'll pay...shillings.
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kilo
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kilo(N)
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mchele
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rice(uncooked grain)
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mchicha(N)
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spinach
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mkungu wa ndizi
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hand of bananas(esp. of green bananas)
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muwa
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sugar-cane
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pilipili hoho(N)
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red pepper(s)
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unga wa mahindi
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maize flour
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unga wa ngano
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wheat flour
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debe
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large oil tin
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madebe
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large oil tin(pl.)
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dirisha
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window
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madirisha
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window(pl.)
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duka
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shop
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maduka
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shop(pl.)
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embe
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mango
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maembe
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mango(pl)
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haragwe
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(kidney)bean
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maharagwe
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(kidney)bean(pl)
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jani
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leaf
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majani
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leaf(pl)(also grass)
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limau
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lemon
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malimau
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lemon(pl)
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nanasi
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pineapple
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mananasi
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pineapple(pl)
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sanduku
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box
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masanduku
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box(pl)
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shamba
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cultivated field
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mashamba
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cultivated field(pl)
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yai
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egg
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mayai
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egg(pl)
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jambo
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matter, affair, thing(abstract)
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mambo
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matter, affair, thing(abstract)(pl)
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jicho
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eye
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macho
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eye(pl)
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jiko
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cooking-place, kitchen
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meko(ma-iko)
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cooking-place, kitchen(pl)
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jino
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tooth
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meno(ma-ino)
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tooth(pl)
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jembe
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hoe
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majembe
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hoe(pl)
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jibu
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answer, reply
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majibu
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answer, reply(pl)
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jina
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name
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majina
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name(pl)
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maendeleo
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development, progress
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maji
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water
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mafuta
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oil(for cooking or lamps)
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mapokezi
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reception desk
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mafuta ya taa
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paraffin(lamp-oil)
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matatizo
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problems
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majani
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grass
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bibi
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lady
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mabibi
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lady(pl)
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bwana
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gentleman
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mabwana
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gentleman(pl)
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karani
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clerk
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makarani
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clerk(pl)
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-tengeneza
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to prepare(also mend)
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nitawatenenezea wageni maji ya machungwa
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I'm going to make the visitors some orange juice
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aa!
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an expression of pleasure
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-pika
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to cook
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vizuri kabisa
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very good, excellent
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tutampikia biriani ya mboga
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we'll cook vegetable biriani for her
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soda(N)
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bottled fizzy drink, non-alcoholic
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kinywaji(KI/VI)
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a drink
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chai ya rangi(N)
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tea without milk(lit. tea of colour)
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gilasi(N)
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glass
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njaa(N)
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hunger
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sina njaa sana
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I'm not very hungry
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sambusa za mboga
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vegetable samosas
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sambusa(N)
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samosas
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mbili mbili(N)
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two(here:samosas)each
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mletee
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bring for her
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bia(N)
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commercially produced bottled beer
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dafu(MA)
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young, slightly under-ripe coconut
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divai(N)
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wine
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maji ya madafu
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coconut milk(for drinking)
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nazi(N)
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fully ripe coconut
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pombe(N)
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locally produced beer from fermented grain or fruit
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tui(N)
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juice(or 'milk')extracted from grated coconut
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tangawizi(N)
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ginger
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-ni-
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me
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-ku-
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you(sing)
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-m-
(-mw- before a vowel) |
him/her
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-tu-
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us
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-wa-
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you(pl.)
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-wa-
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them
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