Chichewa Vocabulary
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age /eɪdʒ/ = VERB: kalamba; NOUN: chaka; USER: m'badwo, msinkhu, zaka, ndi zaka, m'badwo wa,

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and /ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: ndi; USER: ndi, ndipo, ndiponso, komanso,

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be /biː/ = VERB: khala; USER: kukhala, akhale, adzakhala, mukhale, ndikhale,

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birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ = NOUN: tsikulobadwa; USER: tsiku lobadwa, lakubadwa, lobadwa, kubadwa, tsiku la kubadwa,

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celebrate /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/ = VERB: kondwera; USER: kukondwerera, tisangalale, chikondwerero, phwando, lokondwerera,

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day /deɪ/ = NOUN: tsiku; USER: tsiku, tsiku limenelo, usana, lero, tsiku limene,

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don /dɒn/ = USER: Don, nkho- ndoyi, A Don, kuti Don,

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for /fɔːr/ = PREPOSITION: wa; USER: chifukwa, pakuti, kwa, kuti, chifukwa cha,

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got /ɡɒt/ = USER: tiri, nacho, nawo, muli, ndiri,

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happy /ˈhæp.i/ = ADJECTIVE: achisangalo; USER: okondwa, wokondwa, wosangalala, osangalala, wachimwemwe,

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hip /hɪp/ = NOUN: nchafu; USER: Jakobo, ntchafu, ntchafu yosemphana, hipi, mchiunu,

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hold /həʊld/ = VERB: gwira; USER: gwirani, kumugwira, kugwira, sungani, mugwire,

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horses /hɔːs/ = USER: mahatchi, akavalo, pamahatchi, ndi mahatchi, mahatchi *,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: auxiliary verb, is, am; USER: ndi, ali, ndiye, uli, chiri,

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laugh /lɑːf/ = NOUN: kuseka; VERB: seka; USER: Anaseka, akuseka, kuseka, wosekerera, amaseka,

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many /ˈmen.i/ = ADJECTIVE: zambiri; USER: ambiri, zambiri, anthu ambiri, yambiri, ochuluka,

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more /mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: zina; USER: zambiri, kwambiri, zina, kuposa, koposa,

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not /nɒt/ = ADVERB: osati; USER: osati, si, ayi, sanali, sikuti,

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now /naʊ/ = ADVERB: panopa; USER: tsopano, pano, panopa,

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of /əv/ = PREPOSITION: wa; USER: a, wa, la, ya, cha,

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one /wʌn/ = NOUN: chimodzi; USER: mmodzi, limodzi, wina, chimodzi, imodzi,

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promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ = NOUN: lonjezo; VERB: lonjeza; USER: lonjezo, lonjezano, analonjeza, ndi lonjezo, lonjezolo,

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returns /rɪˈtɜːn/ = USER: akadzabweranso, adzabwere, amabwerera, azibwerera, lidzabwerera,

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shy /ʃaɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: wamanyazi; USER: wamanyazi, amanyazi, manyazi, ndi amanyazi,

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so /səʊ/ = ADVERB: choncho; USER: kotero, chotero, choncho, kwambiri, zimenezi,

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stand /stænd/ = VERB: ima; USER: kuyima, kuima, kupirira, aime, ayime,

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t /tiː/ = USER: T, kwa T, w a, w, wa T,

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tell /tel/ = VERB: nena; USER: ndikuuzeni, ndikukuuzani, kukuuzani, kumuuza, kuuza,

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this /ðɪs/ = ADJECTIVE: ichi; PRONOUN: uyu; USER: izi, ichi, ili, zimenezi, lino,

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time /taɪm/ = NOUN: nthawi; USER: nthawi, nthaŵi, nthawi imeneyo, nthawi imene, nthawiyo,

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up /ʌp/ = PREPOSITION: m'mwamba; ADVERB: pamwamba; USER: pamwamba, mmwamba, apo, mpaka, uko,

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us /ʌs/ = PRONOUN: ife; USER: ife, nafe, pathu, ifeyo, tikhale,

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ve /-v/ = USER: asanu,

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we /wiː/ = PRONOUN: ife; USER: ife, tiyenera, tili, ife tiri, ifeyo,

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you /juː/ = PRONOUN: inu, ini; USER: inu, iwe, inuyo, muli, panu,

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your /jɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: zanu, chako; USER: anu, wanu, lanu, wako, yanu,

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