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152:References
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246:Kafwe Twa
18:Kafue Twa
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500:JD502
496:Nyindu
443:Nyanga
437:Ndandi
341:Subiya
326:Nsenga
306:Mwanga
301:Mbunda
296:Mambwe
271:Lovale
266:Lambya
236:Chokwe
53:castes
42:Zambia
1786:M633
1780:M632
1774:M631
1764:Tonga
1746:Lenje
1729:Temba
1727:M542
1721:M541
1717:Luano
1715:M522
1699:Lamba
1693:Swaka
1681:Biisa
1664:Aushi
1662:M402
1658:Bwile
1652:Bemba
1629:Penja
1627:M302
1623:Ndali
1600:Sukwa
1598:M202
1588:Tambo
1576:Safwa
1564:Nyiha
1552:Wanda
1523:Rungu
1475:L603
1469:L602
1465:Kolwe
1459:Nkoya
1436:Luntu
1430:Ruund
1424:Lunda
1384:Zeela
1382:L331
1378:Kebwe
1372:Sanga
1366:Hemba
1348:Lulua
1346:L31b
1340:L31a
1325:Binji
1323:L231
1317:L221
1311:L202
1307:Budya
1295:Songe
1282:Binji
1259:Sonde
1253:Kwese
1243:Samba
1237:Pende
1207:K411
1172:K371
1166:K354
1160:K353
1154:K352
1148:K351
1142:K334
1136:K333
1132:Manyo
1130:K332
1124:K322
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1102:Simaa
1096:Mashi
1084:Mbowe
1020:Lwena
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968:Bungu
962:Kimbu
927:Sweta
921:Surwa
915:Hacha
897:Isuxa
891:Idaxo
879:Singa
873:Kabwa
851:Ikizu
839:Sonjo
821:Koria
815:Gusii
792:Songa
780:Xaayo
774:Nyuli
762:Nyore
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748:E32a
742:E31c
736:E31b
730:E31a
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697:Rashi
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620:Gwere
608:Ganda
590:Tooro
584:Nyoro
561:Vinza
531:Rundi
508:Tembo
478:Bembe
466:Haavu
460:Hunde
431:Konzo
361:Yombe
351:Tonga
336:Senga
331:Nyiha
321:Nkoya
316:Ngoni
291:Lungu
286:Lunda
261:Lamba
256:Kunda
231:Chewa
226:Bwile
221:Bemba
134:Notes
84:Butwa
72:Tonga
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1776:Sala
1762:M64
1756:M63
1752:Soli
1750:M62
1744:M61
1723:Lima
1711:Ambo
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1703:M55
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833:Nata
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813:E42
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772:E35
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760:E33
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732:Gisu
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567:Vira
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553:D66
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535:D63
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458:D51
441:D43
435:D42
429:D41
276:Lozi
48:and
32:The
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1738:M60
1673:M50
1638:M40
1609:M30
1582:Iwa
1544:M20
1497:M10
1445:L60
1410:L50
1393:L40
1334:L30
1268:L20
1229:L10
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1070:K30
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