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somba
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fish
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kampango
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the mighty catfish
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mpguna
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rice
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bokho
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hippo
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ng'ona
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crocodile
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mazungu
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white man
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chabwino
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yes
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bwino
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great, fantastic, nice
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iyayi
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no
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boma
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district
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lero
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today
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mawa
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tomorrow
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chani
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cooking
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bambo
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man [respect to elders]
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mpepo
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wind
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mwera
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predominant wind on the lake, southeasterly, perfect for tanga
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nvuma
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light easterly wind, generally onshore
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bata
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windless calm lake
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chamba, mutu, green [though not Green]
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wild therapeutic herb
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cob
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chamba packaging - banana leaf wrapped with twine
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Green
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a Carlsberg brew, drunk for its restorative qualities
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makoro, makolo, bwato
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dugout canoe
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tanga, katanga
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sail rig on a makoro
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mwazuka bwanje
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how is the morning?
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maswera bwanje
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how is the afternoon?
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sindili bwino
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i am not okay
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tsalini bwino
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stay well
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pitani bwino
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go well
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gonani bwino
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have a nice sleep
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mukopita kuti?
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where [tf] are you going?
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kuoni ndi kuti?
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where is this place?
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timafuna amfumu apano
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we want [to talk to] the chief of this place
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dikupeta di bwato ku Mbenje
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we are going by canoe to Mbenje fishing ground
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tili kuyenda mphepete mwa nyanja
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we are travelling along the lakeshore lake
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tingapeze kuti malo ogona?
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where can we find a place to sleep
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tili ndi nyumba yathu
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we have our own house
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tinyamuka mawa
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we are going tomorrow
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kodi abokho kuno ndi owapsa?
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are hippos dangerous here?o
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tingagule kuti mpunga?
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where can we buy rice?
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ndikufuna mundiuze mmene mumapangila
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show me the controls
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lekker [afrikaans]
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nice, great, tasty [often applied to poijtes]
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braii [afrikaans]
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no nonsense barbeque technology
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Sobo
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Malawi's stock soft drink, comes in a surprising range of colours
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Powers #1
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Cheap spirit, sells itself on "Purity", strange effects if taken in excess
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Kinchasu
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Extremely dangerous homemade spirit. Caution.
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