Chichewa Vocabulary
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all /ɔːl/ = ADJECTIVE: onse; USER: onse, zonse, yonse, lonse, anthu onse,

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

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at /ət/ = PREPOSITION: pa; USER: pa, ku, nthawi, pa nthawi, nthaŵi,

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bells /bel/ = USER: mabelu, mabelu agolide, belu, belu litalira,

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bobtail

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bright /braɪt/ = ADJECTIVE: owala; USER: wowala, yowala, lowala, kowala, owala,

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christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ = USER: Khirisimasi, Khrisimasi, Krisimasi, ya Khirisimasi, pa Khirisimasi,

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dashing /ˈdæʃ.ɪŋ/ = USER: kuwomba, ikuthamangira, kugavira,

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everybody /ˈev.riˌbɒd.i/ = PRONOUN: aliyense; USER: aliyense, onse, wina aliyense, pa onse, kuti aliyense,

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fields /fiːld/ = USER: m'minda, minda, m'munda, minda ya, kuthengo,

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from /frɒm/ = PREPOSITION: kuchokera; USER: kuyambira, kuchokera, kwa, ku, kuchokera ku,

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fun /fʌn/ = NOUN: kusangalala; USER: osangalatsa, zosangalatsa, kosangalatsa, kusangalala, kuwatonza,

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go /ɡəʊ/ = VERB: pita; USER: kupita, pita, apite, tipite, ndipite,

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

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here /hɪər/ = ADVERB: pano; USER: pano, apa, kuno, muno, umu,

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hey /heɪ/ = USER: moni, zikuyenda, Hei, Ee, Heyi,

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horse /hɔːs/ = NOUN: hachi; USER: kavalo, hatchi, mahatchi, pa kavalo, pahatchi,

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in /ɪn/ = PREPOSITION: mu; USER: mu, ku, mwa, pa, mkati,

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

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it /ɪt/ = PRONOUN: ndi; USER: izo, icho, iwo, iyo, ilo,

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jangle

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jingle /ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡl̩/ = USER: kukaliza,

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laughing /laf/ = USER: akuseka, kuseka, kumaseka, amaseka, ankamuseka,

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making /ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/ = USER: kupanga, popanga, yopanga, kapangidwe, Saleka,

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merry /ˈmer.i/ = ADJECTIVE: wosangalala; USER: tisekere, tisangalale, kusekera, akusangalala, kusangalala,

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new /njuː/ = ADJECTIVE: atsopano; USER: watsopano, yatsopano, zatsopano, latsopano, atsopano,

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

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oh /əʊ/ = USER: o, Oh,

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on /ɒn/ = PREPOSITION: pa; ADVERB: poyamba; USER: pa, padziko, za, patsamba, tsiku,

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

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open /ˈəʊ.pən/ = VERB: tsegula; ADJECTIVE: polowera; USER: lotseguka, lotsegula, otseguka, wotseguka, momasuka,

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over /ˈəʊ.vər/ = ADVERB: pamwamba; PREPOSITION: pamwamba; USER: pa, cha, zoposa, oposa, pamwamba,

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ride /raɪd/ = NOUN: kukwera, kwera; VERB: kwera; USER: kukwera, ulendo, popita, akaonane, imakwera,

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ring /rɪŋ/ = VERB: imba; NOUN: mpheta; USER: mphete, wozungulira, mkombero, pamphuno, mphete ya,

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sing /sɪŋ/ = VERB: imba; USER: kuimba, kuyimba, nyimbo, tikuimba, tikuyimba,

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sleigh /sleɪ/ = USER: aŵiri,

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sleighing

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snow /snəʊ/ = NOUN: sinowo; USER: chisanu, chipale, chipale chofewa, chofewa, matalala,

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song /sɒŋ/ = NOUN: nyimbo; USER: nyimbo, nyimbo ija, m'nyimbo, nyimboyi, nyimbo imeneyo,

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spirits /ˈspɪr.ɪt/ = USER: mizimu, ndi mizimu, mizimu ya, kuti mizimu, mizimuyo,

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through /θruː/ = ADVERB: kudzera; PREPOSITION: onse; USER: kudzera, kupyolera, mwa, kudzera mwa, kupyola,

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tonight /təˈnaɪt/ = ADVERB: usikuwalero; USER: usikuuno, usiku uno,

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

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way /weɪ/ = NOUN: njira; USER: njira, momwe, mmene, m'njira, mwanjira,

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

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what /wɒt/ = PRONOUN: chani; USER: chani, zimene, chimene, zomwe, kodi,

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year /jɪər/ = NOUN: chaka; USER: chaka, zaka, chaka chimodzi, m'chaka, pachaka,

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