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Black hens lay white eggs.
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tobigatakawoumu
expression, godan verb
  1. to have a talented child despite being untalented oneself; for a kite to give birth to a hawk
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tobi
noun
  1. black kite (Milvus migrans)
  2. construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter
  3. fire hook
  4. reddish brown
  5. Inverness cape
  6. filcher; sneak thief; pilferer
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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taka
noun
  1. hawk; falcon
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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umu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
  2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
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