Xhosa Vocabulary
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agencies /ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/ = USER: arhente, Abagunyaziswa, agente, amaqumrhu,

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all /ɔːl/ = USER: zonke, bonke, yonke, onke, konke,

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and /ænd/ = USER: kwaye, kunye, yaye, na, ne,

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any /ˈen.i/ = USER: nayiphina, kukho, na, na yiphina, i,

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are /ɑːr/ = USER: zezi, na, ezi, aba, ke,

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as /əz/ = USER: xa, abe, ibe, ka,

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balloon /bəˈluːn/ = USER: ibhaloni, bhaloni, bhaloni e yibeke, bhaloni enye, balloon,

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based /-beɪst/ = USER: esekelwe, olusekelwe, ezisekelwe, ngokusekelwe, zisekelwe,

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be /biː/ = USER: kuba, abe, babe, funeka, a,

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because /bɪˈkəz/ = USER: kuba, ngenxa, ekubeni, Kaloku,

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becoming /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ = USER: babe, abe, ukuba, besiba, kokuba,

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but /bʌt/ = USER: kodwa, kambe, ke, kanti,

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by /baɪ/ = USER: ngokuthi, yi, nge, ngu, ngo,

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call /kɔːl/ = USER: umnxeba, ikhwelo, ifowuni, call, babiza,

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can /kæn/ = USER: unako, nako, sinako, ngayo, banako,

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career /kəˈrɪər/ = USER: umsebenzi, amakhondo, emisebenzi, emisebenzi amakhondo, a makhondo,

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company /ˈkʌm.pə.ni/ = USER: inkampani, company, ibandla, imfuduka, benkampani,

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consultancy /kənˈsʌl.tən.si/ = USER: sokucebisa ngezoshishino, yeengcebiso, zothethwano, lokucebisa, sokucebisa,

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consultant /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ = USER: umcebisi, ba cebisi, cebisi, cebisi ku, abacebisi,

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consulting /kənˈsʌl.tɪŋ/ = USER: ngokuqwalasela, nokucetyiswa, okuxilongela, consulting, nokufakana,

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contact /ˈkɒn.tækt/ = USER: zoqhagamshelwano, Qhagamshelana, Iinkcukacha, Uqhagamshelwano, Contact,

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could /kʊd/ = USER: nako, into, unako, akaba, ukuba,

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d /əd/ = USER: d, d e, ba, a, c,

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days /deɪ/ = USER: iintsuku, kwiintsuku, kweentsuku, imihla, ntsuku,

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desk /desk/ = USER: idesika, candelo, de sikeni, desika, abakwizikhundla,

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don /dɒn/ = USER: don, abayixeli, andaz, ba yixeli,

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eligible /ˈel.ɪ.dʒə.bl̩/ = USER: abafanelekileyo, abakubudala, abakufaneleyo, abafanele, abafanelweyo,

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erp = USER: ERP, ba sebenzi beERP, kwabasebenzi beERP, beERP, leERP,

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even /ˈiː.vən/ = USER: nokuba, nkqu, bade, ba, de,

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example /ɪɡˈzɑːm.pl̩/ = USER: umzekelo, kelo, kumzekelo, mzekelo,

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experience /ikˈspi(ə)rēəns/ = USER: amava, amava o, ba namava, abanamava, amava a,

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fill /fɪl/ = USER: zalisa, agcwalise, ba zalise, bagcwalise, a zalise,

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finding /ˈfaɪn.dɪŋ/ = USER: yesiphumo, finding, ngokufunyenweyo, sifumanisa, Ukufunyanwa,

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for /fɔːr/ = USER: kuba, ngenxa, ukuze, ngokuba, ukulungiselela,

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friendly /ˈfrend.li/ = USER: nobuhlobo, abanobuhlobo, babenobubele, babenobuhlobo, abanobubele,

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give /ɡɪv/ = USER: nika, amnike, anikele, banika, a,

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good /ɡʊd/ = USER: kulungile, lungile, alungileyo, elilungileyo, elungileyo,

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growing /ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/ = USER: likhula, ekhulayo, olukhulayo, ezikhula, ezikhulayo,

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have /hæv/ = USER: kuba, kufuneka, babe, abe, zibe,

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holiday /ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ/ = USER: iholide, leeholide, leholide, yeholide, holide,

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if /ɪf/ = USER: ukuba, xa, enoba, ke,

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in /ɪn/ = USER: e, e ku, a, apha,

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increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ = USER: Nyusa, ukwanda, andisa, bandisa, bandise,

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individual /ˌindəˈvijəwəl/ = USER: ngamnye, azimeleyo, elowo nalowo, eyedwa, athile,

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interested /ˈɪn.trəs.tɪd/ = USER: abanomdla, anomdla, unomdla, onomdla, nomdla,

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international /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ = USER: yezizwe ngezizwe, amazwe ngamazwe, bamazwe, behlabathi, amazwe,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: na, yi, nto, ke, into,

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it /ɪt/ = USER: kuyo, oko, ngayo, nto, loo nto,

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job /dʒɒb/ = USER: umsebenzi, amathuba emisebenzi, emisebenzi, emisebenzi amathuba, amathuba,

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join /dʒɔɪn/ = USER: joyina, ahambe, ba ndakanya, ba ndakanye, abe,

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just /dʒʌst/ = USER: nje, kanye, kuphela, kuphela nje, kanye nje,

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level /ˈlev.əl/ = USER: kwinqanaba, inqanaba, kumgangatho, kwizinga, level,

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like /laɪk/ = USER: ezifana, ngathi, kufana, ifana, efana,

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looking /ˌɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ = USER: ekhangela, ejonge, sijonge, bajonge, bejonge,

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lookout /ˈlʊk.aʊt/ = USER: Jonga ngaphandle, uyikhangele, Ukhangela, ndikhangele, umboniseli,

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modern /ˈmɒd.ən/ = USER: yanamhlanje, zale mihla, namhlanje, banamhlanje, maxesha,

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more /mɔːr/ = USER: Kaninzi, ngakumbi, abangakumbi, abaninzi, amaninzi,

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need /niːd/ = USER: imfuneko, badinga, bafuna, bamele, abafuna,

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new /njuː/ = USER: olutsha, amatsha, ezintsha, entsha, elitsha,

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next /nekst/ = USER: Okulandelayo, elilandelayo, elandelayo, olandelayo, olulandelayo,

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no /nəʊ/ = USER: hayi, akukho, a, akubangakho,

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not /nɒt/ = USER: hayi, a ka, a yi, abayi, a,

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occasional /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/ = USER: athile, ngamaxesha athile, ukumana, athile maxesha, athile ngamaxesha,

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of /əv/ = USER: ye, kwe, of, le, ngayo,

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offices /ˈɒf.ɪs/ = USER: ofisi, kwiiofisi, iiofisi, ezigxineni,

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on /ɒn/ = USER: phezu, e, e zi, i, apha,

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one /wʌn/ = USER: Nye, inye, bani, emnye, enye,

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or /ɔːr/ = USER: okanye, ne, nokuba,

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our /aʊər/ = USER: yethu, ethu, i zethu, kuthi, bethu,

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out /aʊt/ = USER: phandle, apha, aphume, bakhupha, a,

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package /ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/ = USER: ipakethe, i phakheji, impahla, impahla ye, bhokisi,

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part /pɑːt/ = USER: inxalenye, inxenye, i nxalenye, eyinxalenye, i nxaxheba,

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pay /peɪ/ = USER: hlawula, bhatala, ba hlawule, ahlawule, bahlawule,

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people /ˈpiː.pl̩/ = USER: abantu, nabantu, bantu, kubantu, ngabantu,

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personal /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ = USER: lobuqu, zobuqu, buqu, yobuqu, abantu,

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plan /plæn/ = USER: iplani, icebo, cwangciso, cwangcisa, cwangciso e,

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please /pliːz/ = USER: ndiyacela, nceda, apha, kha wuncede,

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problem /ˈprɒb.ləm/ = USER: ingxaki, engxaki, i ingxaki, iingxaki, bengxaki,

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products /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ = USER: iimveliso, neemveliso, imveliso, nemveliso, mveliso,

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provide /prəˈvaɪd/ = USER: ukubonelela, kubonelela, kunika, ukunika, bo,

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qualifications /ˌkwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ = USER: iziqinisekiso, emfundo, mfundo, amabanga, baneemfaneleko,

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qualified /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ = USER: abafanelekayo, afanelekayo, abaqeqeshiweyo, abaneziqinisekiso, abalungele,

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quarterly /ˈkwɔː.təl.i/ = USER: ngekota, zekota, yekota, i zekota, engeniswa ngekota,

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range /reɪndʒ/ = USER: uluhlu, ebanzi, ezahlukeneyo, ezininzi, e zininzi,

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re /riː/ = USER: kwakhona, ngokutsha, eliphinde, baphinda, kuhlenga,

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ready /ˈred.i/ = USER: lungele, bakulungele, bayilungisa, bekulungele, alungele,

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receive /rɪˈsiːv/ = USER: kufumana, kwamkela, bafumana, ukufumana, amkele,

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review /rɪˈvjuː/ = USER: kwakhona, ngokutsha, ncomo, review, uhlolo,

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right /raɪt/ = USER: kunene, ekunene, banelungelo, efanelekileyo, amalungelo,

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roles /rəʊl/ = USER: iindima, indima, neendima, i indima, endima e,

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sage /seɪdʒ/ = USER: umba-, isigidimi, yekomfa, iimfu-, dimi,

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salary /ˈsæl.ər.i/ = USER: umvuzo, e mivuzo, emvuzweni, imivuzo, abamivuzo,

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sales /seɪl/ = USER: kwiintengiso, yentengiso, ukuthengiswa, intengiso, kwintengiso,

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significantly /sigˈnifikəntlē/ = USER: kakhulu, ngokubonakalayo, elibalulekileyo, ebalulekileyo, elibanzi,

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some /səm/ = USER: ezinye, a bathile, abanye a, abathile, a,

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space /speɪs/ = USER: isithuba, emajukujukwini, esiyi, fundela, bhakeni,

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staff /stɑːf/ = USER: abaqeshwa, a ba sebenzi, abasebenzi, abanika, ba,

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successful /səkˈses.fəl/ = USER: yimpumelelo, nempumelelo, ngempumelelo, abaphumeleleyo, baphumelela,

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such /sʌtʃ/ = USER: ezifana, enjalo, ezinjalo, efana, ezo,

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support /səˈpɔːt/ = USER: inkxaso, axhasa, benkxaso, enkxaso, abanika inkxaso,

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supportive /səˈpɔː.tɪv/ = USER: inkxaso, ezixhasayo, benkxaso, axhasayo, elixhasayo,

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systems /ˈsɪs.təm/ = USER: iinkqubo, neenkqubo, inkqubo, kwiinkqubo, kweenkqubo,

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t /tiː/ = USER: t, B h, bakulungele, eetoni, a t,

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take /teɪk/ = USER: thabatha, thatha, ba, athabathe, bathabathe,

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team /tēm/ = USER: iqela, neqela, kwiqela, qela, liqela,

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then /ðen/ = USER: ngelo xesha, aze, baze, emva, andule,

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there /ðeər/ = USER: Pha, apho, phaya, akukho, balapho,

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too /tuː/ = USER: kakhulu, nathi, gqitha, elide, into,

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train /treɪn/ = USER: uloliwe, kaloliwe, ku loliwe, ku qeqesha, ka loliwe,

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training /ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/ = USER: uqeqesho, koqeqesho, ku qeqesho, ku qeqeshwa, ekuqeqesheni,

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travel /ˈtræv.əl/ = USER: hamba, ezinika umdla, ezinika umdla zotyelelo,

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us /ʌs/ = USER: thina, bethu, ku si, kusenza, a si,

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user /ˈjuː.zər/ = USER: umsebenzisi, asebenzisa, benzisa, benzisi, angabasebenzisi,

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using /juːz/ = USER: usebenzisa, kusetyenziswa, esebenzisa, besebenzisa, ngokusebenzisa,

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want /wɒnt/ = USER: nqwenela, afuna, akafuni, bafuna, abafuna,

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we /wiː/ = USER: thina, e si, esiye, esiza, a si,

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well /wel/ = USER: kakuhle, equleni, kakhulu, entle, iqula,

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west /west/ = USER: bucala ngasekunene, entshona, ngasentshona, ngasentshonalanga, entshonalanga,

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who /huː/ = USER: ngubani, lowo, abo, ngubani na, abathe,

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will /wɪl/ = USER: uya, baya, iya, ziya, iza,

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with /wɪð/ = USER: kunye, nge, na, ne, be,

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work /wɜːk/ = USER: umsebenzi, bomsebenzi, imisebenzi, isenzo, benzini,

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year /jɪər/ = USER: unyaka, emnyaka, engama, enyakeni, bonyaka,

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you /juː/ = USER: nina, kokuba, kuni, ke,

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your /jɔːr/ = USER: akho, enu, bakho, i yakho, benu,

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