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75:Middle Juba
2414:Categories
1533:Ethnologue
1512:References
1280:epenthesis
684:Consonants
632:South West
597:South West
472:Parliament
345:Traditions
305:Literature
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2307:Saho–Afar
2193:Daasanach
2158:Maay Maay
1853:Bravanese
1399:The poem
1356:head noun
1340:Sentences
1326:causative
903:Fricative
875:Affricate
836:implosive
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679:Phonology
640:Mogadishu
624:Rahanweyn
569:Af-Maymay
561:Maay Maay
507:Education
438:Maay Maay
373:Bravanese
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211:ISO 639-3
93:Ethnicity
2146:Rendille
2094:Omo–Tana
2065:Kambaata
2015:Gollango
1979:Xamtanga
1405:Laashins
1386:Laashins
1307:mountain
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721:alveolar
714:Alveolar
697:Bilabial
636:Ethiopia
611:Overview
601:Jubaland
589:Ethiopia
477:Military
463:Politics
420:Language
392:Religion
368:Benadiri
330:Religion
325:Folklore
310:Maritime
256:a series
254:Part of
234:maay1238
159:Dialects
129:Cushitic
44:Ethiopia
2397:Italics
2369:Kwʼadza
2353:Burunge
2272:Dirasha
2260:Konsoid
2219:Oromoid
2199:El Molo
2180:Western
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2116:Dabarre
2060:Hadiyya
2018:Gorrose
2012:Gergere
2002:Gawwada
1876:Italian
1871:English
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1814:Dabarre
1528:Mai-Mai
1458:Ganaane
1394:Gobroon
1390:Afgooye
1377:Laashin
1373:Afgooye
1328:and an
1174:Central
1040:Lateral
736:Glottal
726:Palatal
719:Palato-
674:Grammar
656:Benadir
644:Kismayo
628:Somalia
617:Benadir
605:Banadir
599:state,
585:Somalia
577:Mai-Mai
565:Af-Maay
557:Mai-Mai
492:Symbols
482:Economy
454:English
449:Italian
444:Soqotri
378:Bajunis
363:Somalis
340:Tourism
300:History
295:Cuisine
271:Culture
198:Somalia
144:Mai-Mai
40:Somalia
29:Af- Mai
22:Mai-Mai
2379:Others
2358:Gorowa
2348:Alagwa
2302:Dahalo
2290:Others
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2075:Sidama
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2027:Tsamai
2006:Dihina
1997:Dobase
1989:Dullay
1960:Qimant
1848:Bajuni
1824:Jiiddu
1810:Digil
1785:Arabic
1780:Somali
1713:586663
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1362:Poetry
1156:Vowels
1128:we ate
1121:aaŋ-ni
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709:Dental
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702:Labio-
648:Baidoa
575:; the
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429:Arabic
383:Bantus
354:People
290:Cinema
258:on the
139:Somali
67:Bakool
63:Region
54:, and
2363:Iraqw
2342:Aasáx
2333:South
2277:Konso
2267:Bussa
2251:Waata
2241:Oromo
2205:Yaaku
2170:Tunni
2121:Garre
2111:Baiso
2055:Gedeo
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2045:Alaba
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1972:Qwara
1966:Kayla
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1829:Tunni
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1709:JSTOR
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