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333:“to say”,
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776:Boa Vista
648:mountain
557:nô / nôs
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464:tomorrow
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298:/dʒɐ̃ˈtɐ/
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758:Santiago
608:to walk
600:to know
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560:we / us
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266:/dʒ/
245:/dʒ/
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