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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.

4d ago4d ago

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Light-hearted conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, language change and varieties, as well as word histories, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more. Be a part of the show with author/journalist Martha Barnette and linguist/lexicographer Grant Barrett. Share your language thoughts, questions, and stories: https://waywordradio.org/contact or words@waywordradio.org. In the US 🇺🇸 and Ca ...

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ពាក្យនៃជីវិត, ដំណឹងល្អ, ចម្រៀងដំណឹងល្អ / នៅក្នុង ភាសាកម្ពុជាសំខាន់ៗ / Words of Life, Good News, Gospel Songs/ In Major Cambodia Languages

Tze-John Liu

3+ y ago3+ y ago

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===="ពាក្យនៃជីវិត", "ដំណឹងល្អ", "ចម្រៀងដំណឹងល្"អ / នៅក្នុង ភាសាកម្ពុជាសំខាន់ៗ==== (ខ្មែរ អង់គ្លេស បារាំង ឡាវ ឡាវ (ហ្លួងព្រះបាង) ថៃ ថៃ (កណ្តាល) កុកងឺ តេជោ មីនណាន កាតាំង ហាកា ហៃណាន ចាម ចាមខាងលិច ចារ៉ាយ រ៉ាដេយ វៀតណាម ទឹង វៀត។ ឆុង, កាកូ, គុយ (កុយ), ក្រវិត, គ្រឹង, ឡាំ, សោម៉ារ៉ា, ទំពួន ឆុង, កាកូ, កុយ(កុយ), ក្រវិត, គ្រឹង, ឡាំ, សោម៉ារ៉ា, ទំពួន, ប៉ោ, ស្ទៀង, សៀង, ឡាវេ) // ===="Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs"/ In Major Cambodia Languages==== (Khmer, English, French, Lao, Lao(Luang Prabang) ...

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===== 《光明之言》、《普罗大众的好消息》、《福音之声》 - 普通话, 國語 / "Words of Light", "Good News for All Prople", "Sounds of Gospel" - in Mandarin Language =====

Chinese Words of Life 1

5M ago20w ago

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===== 《光明之言》、《普罗大众的好消息》、《福音之声》 - 普通话, 國語 / "Words of Light", "Good News for All Prople", "Sounds of Gospel" - in Mandarin Language =====

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The L Word: Language of A Libra

Eternally Risen

3+ y ago3+ y ago

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Much Love, Light and Positive vibrations to all whom partake in this podcast hosted by Eternally Risen, where Love, Life and Liberty in Positivism is the foundation of the esoteric spiritually rich knowledge discussed in The L word: Language of a Libra ♎ Focusing on topics such as of Astro-Theology, the occult sciences, Holistic Health/Lifestyle and much more. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelword/support

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==== "प्रकाश के शब्द", "सभी के लिए अच्छी खबर", "सुसमाचार की ध्वनियाँ" - हिंदी भाषा / "Words of Light", "Good News For All", "Sounds of Gospel" - Hindi Language ====

Tze-John Liu

5M ago22w ago

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==== "अंतर्दृष्टि के शब्द", "सभी के लिए अच्छी खबर", "सुसमाचार की ध्वनियाँ" - हिंदी भाषा में / "Words of Light", "Good News For All", "Sounds of Gospel" - Hindi Language ====

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==== "Kata-Kata Terang", "Kabar Baik Untuk Semua", "Suara Injil" - Dalam Bahasa Indonesia / "Words of Light", "Good News For All", "Sounds of Gospel" - in Indonesia Language ====

Tze-John Liu

5M ago22w ago

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==== "Kata-Kata Terang", "Kabar Baik Untuk Semua", "Suara Injil" - Dalam Bahasa Indonesia / "Words of Light", "Good News For All", "Sounds of Gospel" - in Indonesia Language ====

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====== "Hayatın Sözleri", "İyi Haberler", "Müjde Şarkıları" - Türkiye'de Konuşulan Bazı Diller / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Some Languages Spoken in Turkey======

Turker Words of Life 1

8M ago32w ago

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====== "Hayatın Sözleri", "İyi Haberler", "Müjde Şarkıları" - Türkiye'de Konuşulan Bazı Diller / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Some Languages Spoken in Turkey ======

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=====「生命の言葉」; 「良いニュース」; 「ゴスペルソング」- 日本で話されている主な言語 / "Words of Life"; "Good News"; "Gospel Songs" - Major Languages Spoken in Japan =====

Tze-John Liu

10M ago42w ago

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「生命の言葉」; 「良いニュース」; 「ゴスペルソング」- 日本で話されている主な言語 / "Words of Life"; "Good News"; "Gospel Songs" - Major Languages Spoken in Japan

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"พระคำแห่งแสงสว่าง" "ข่าวดีสำหรับทุกคน" "เสียงข่าวประเสริฐ" - เกี่ยวกับพระเยซูคริสต์ในภาษาไทยและภาษาถิ่น ／"Words of Light", "Good News for All People", "Sounds of Gospel " - About Jesus Christ in Thai ...

Tze-John LIu

3+ y ago3+ y ago

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"พระคำแห่งแสงสว่าง" "ข่าวดีสำหรับทุกคน" "เสียงข่าวประเสริฐ" - เกี่ยวกับพระเยซูคริสต์ในภาษาไทยและภาษาถิ่น ／"Words of Light", "Good News for All People", "Sounds of Gospel " - About Jesus Christ in Thai Language & Dialescts and Language of Minority Ethnics.

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====מילות חיים", "חדשות טובות", "שירי הבשורה" - עם שפות עיקריות המדוברות בישראל" / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - With Major Languages Spoken in Israel ====

Israelwordsoflife

11M ago46w ago

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==== "מילות חיים", "חדשות טובות", "שירי הבשורה" - עם שפות עיקריות המדוברות בישראל==== (עברית, יידיש, קווארה, ארמית, בוכרית, יהודית-טאט (ג'הורי), לאדינו, ערבית, ערבית מרוקאית, ערבית יהודית-עיראקית, ערבית פלסטינית, אנגלית, רוסית, פרסית (פרסית), פולנית, אמהרית, טיגרינה, רומניה, דויטש, ספרדית, גאורגית, יהודית-גאורגית, צרפתית, אפריקאית צרפתית, טורקית, הונגרית (מגירית), אוקראינית, מראתית, דומארית, איטלקית, טאגלוגית, תאילנדית , סינית, יוונית, אדיגה) ===="Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Hymns" ...

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"Hayatın Sözleri", "İyi Haber", "Müjde Şarkıları"-Türkiye'de Konuşulan Başlıca Diller // "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" -Major Languages Spoken in Turkey ====

Tze-John Liu

3+ y ago3+ y ago

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====="Hayatın Sözleri", "İyi Haber", "Müjde Şarkıları" - Türkiye'de Konuşulan Başlıca Diller =====- (Türkçe, Kürtçe, İngilizce, Arapça: Modern Standard(Sharif), Arapça Kuzey Levanten Kuzey Lübnan, Zaza Dersim, Zazakî, Farsça, Gagauzca, Lazca, Kabardeyce, Adıgece, Ermenice, Azerice, Abhazca, Kırım Tatarcası) ===== "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Major Languages Spoken in Turkey =====- (Turkish, Kurdish, English, Arabic: Modern Standard(Sharif), Arabic North Levantine North Leba ...

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======کلمات زندگی" ؛ "خبر خوب" ؛ "انجیل آهنگ ها" - زبانهای اصلی در ایران صحبت می شود" // "Words of Life"; "Good News"; "Gospel Songs" Major Languages Spoken in Iran / ======

Tze-John Liu

3+ y ago3+ y ago

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====== "کلمات زندگی" ؛ "خبر خوب" ؛ "انجیل آهنگ ها" - زبانهای اصلی در ایران صحبت می شود ====== (فارسی، فارسی، آذربایجانی، کردی، کرمانجی، گیلکی، مازندرانی، لری (لر، لری)، عربی، بلوچی، تالشی، ترکمنستان) ====== Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Major Languages Spoken in Iran" ====== ,Farsi, Persian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Kurmanji, Gilaki, Mazandarani, Lori(Lur, Luri), Arabic, Baluchi ) (Talysh, Turkmence

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====== "जीवनका शब्दहरू", " राम्रो समाचार", "सुसमाचार गीत" - नेपालीमा बोलिने प्रमुख भाषाहरू / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Song" - Major Languages Spoken in Nepali ======

Nepal Good News 1

8M ago34w ago

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====== "जीवनका शब्दहरू", " राम्रो समाचार", "सुसमाचार गीत" - नेपालीमा बोलिने प्रमुख भाषाहरू / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Song" - Major Languages Spoken in Nepali ======

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===="Bishaaro Wanaagsan", "Heesaha Injiilka", "Ereyada Nolosha" - Luqadaha Ugu Muhiimsan ee Lagu Adeegsaday Soomaaliya / "Good News", "Gospel Songs", "Words of Life" - Main Languages Used in Somalia ...

Tze-John Liu

2+ y ago2+ y ago

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===="Bishaaro Wanaagsan", "Heesaha Injiilka", "Ereyada Nolosha" - Luqadaha Ugu Muhiimsan ee Lagu Adeegsaday Soomaaliya==== (Somali, Carabi Standard, Carabi, Ta'Izzi Yemeni, Yemeni Carabi, Carabi Ta'izzi-Adeni, Carabi Taa'izzi-Adeni Taa'izzi, Carabi Ta'izzi-Adeni Adeni, English, Af Maay, Afar(Afaraf) , Swahili, Talyaani, Baluchi Makrani, Baluchi(Bari), Baluchi(Galbeed):Pakistan,Turkiga, Aweer) ===== أخبار سارة" ، "ترانيم الإنجيل" ، "كلمات الحياة" - اللغات الرئيسية المستخدمة في الصومال ===== ( ...

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====کلمات زندگی"، "خبر خوب"، "آوازهای انجیلی" - زبانهای کوچک صحبت شده در ایران" / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Minor Languages Spoken in Iran ====

Persian Words of Life 1

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===="کلمات زندگی" ، "خبر خوب" ، "آوازهای انجیلی" - زبانهای کوچک صحبت شده در ایران ==== ====Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Minor Languages Spoken in Iran====

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===== 华人在海外常使用的语言而编成的 -《光明之言》、《普罗大众的好消息》、《福音之声》 / "Words of Light, "Good News for All People", "Sounds of Gospel" - (Edited with languages spoken by "Chinese Oversea") ====

Tze-John Liu

11M ago45w ago

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华人在海外常使用的语言而编成的－"生命的话语". "好消息", "福音歌"// (普通话, 广东话, 客家, 潮州话, 闽南话, 福建话, 莆仙(莆田)话, 闽北话, 福州话, 云南话, 海南话, 温州话, 上海话(吴语), 白苗话, 黑苗话, 蓝苗话, 景颇(克欽)话, 瑤族话, 壮族话, 回族话, 维吾尔话, 西藏话, 西藏康巴话) "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs". (Edited with languages spoken by "Chinese Oversea" // (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Min-Nan, Hokkien, Puxian(Putian), Minbei, Fuzhou, Yunnan, Hainan, Wenzhou, Shanghai(Wu), White Miao, Black Miao, Blue Miao, Jingpo(Kachin), Yao, Zhuang, Hui, Uyghur, Tibetan, Tibetan Kham)

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===="اللغات الرئيسية المستخدمة في سوريا - "كلمات الحياة" ، "الأخبار السارة" ، "ترانيم الإنجيل / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs"- in Major Languages Spoken in Syria ===

syriawordsoflife

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===="اللغات الرئيسية المستخدمة في سوريا - "كلمات الحياة" ، "الأخبار السارة" ، "ترانيم الإنجيل"===== (عربي ، عربي سوريا ، عربي دمشق ، كلامون سوري ، حلب سورية ، عربي لبناني شمالي ، عربي بيروت ، عربي بغداد ، عربي فلسطيني ، لو عربي مصري ، كردي (شمالي: عفرين) ، كرمانجي (قياسي) ، آرامي ، آرامي سوريا ، سريانية كلدانية ، أذربيجانية ، عربية بدوية ، إنكليزية ، فرنسية ، أرمينية سورية ، قبارديان ، أديغة ، شيشانية ، أبخازية) =="Gotinên Jiyanê", "Nûçeyên Baş", "Stranên Mizgîn"- Bi Zimanên Sereke ku li Sûr ...

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======= كلمات الحياة" ، "الأخبار السارة" ، "الأغاني الإنجيلية" - الأسرة العربية والخليجية واللغات العربية الأخرى المستخدمة في قطر" // "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Arabic Family, Gulf ...

QatarWordsofLife

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===="كلمات الحياة" ، "الأخبار السارة" ، "الأغاني الإنجيلية" - الأسرة العربية والخليجية واللغات العربية الأخرى المستخدمة في قطر==== (الخليج العربي ، الخليج العربي ، شرق المملكة العربية السعودية ، الخليج العربي ، الحضاري الكويتي ، اللغة العربية الفصحى ، الإنجليزية ، العربية السودانية ، العربية السودانية الخرطوم ، العربية شمال المشرق العربي دمشق ، العربية شمال المشرق العربي كالامون السوري ، العربية شمال المشرق السوري حلب ، العربية شمال المشرق اللبناني ، العربية الشمال الشرقي البيروتي ،العربية ا ...

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==== भारतीय प्रचलित भाषा जिनके एक लाख से दस लाख वक्ता (३०-६०) - "खुशखबरी", "जीवन के शब्द", "इँजील गीत" / / INDIAN POPULAR LANGUAGES THAT HAVE 100,000 TO ONE MILLION SPEAKERS(FROM No.30 TO No.60) - "GOOD ...

Tze-John Liu

10M ago40w ago

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==== भारतीय प्रचलित भाषा जिनके एक लाख से दस लाख वक्ता (३०-६०) - "खुशखबरी", "जीवन के शब्द", "इँजील गीत" ==== (कुई, गारो, त्रिपुरी (कोक बोरोक), मिजो, हल्बी, कोरकू, मिरी, मुंडारी, कार्बी, कोया, आओ नागा, सावरा, कोन्याक नागा, खड़िया, अंग्रेजी, माल्टो, न्याशी, आदि, थडौ (कुकी), लोथा, कूर्गी, राभा, तंगखुल, मैथिली, अंगामी, फोम नागा, कोलामी, कुवी, दिमासा, लद्दाखी, सुमी) ==== INDIAN POPULAR LANGUAGES THAT HAVE 100,000 TO ONE MILLION SPEAKERS(FROM No.30 TO No.60) - "GOOD NEWS","WORDS OF LIFE" ."GOSPEL S ...

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===== "जीवनका शब्दहरू", "राम्रो समाचार", "सुसमाचार गीतहरू" - नेपालमा बोलिने केही साना भाषाहरू / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songds" - Some Minor Languages Spoken in Nepal =====

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7M ago31w ago

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===== "जीवनका शब्दहरू", "राम्रो समाचार", "सुसमाचार गीतहरू" - नेपालमा बोलिने केही साना भाषाहरू / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songds" - Some Minor Languages Spoken in Nepal =====

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==== "كلمات الحياة" ، "الأخبار السارة" ، "ترانيم الإنجيل" - اللغات الرئيسية المستخدمة في العراق / "Words of Life", "Good News", "Gospel Songs" - Major Languages Spoken in Iraq ====

Tze-John Liu

10M ago44w ago

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====== "كلمات الحياة" ، "الأخبار السارة" ، "ترانيم الإنجيل" - اللغات الرئيسية المستخدمة في العراق ====== (عربي قياسي ، عربي العراق ، آشوري العراق ، عربي بلاد ما بين النهرين البغدادي ، عربي بلاد ما بين النهرين خوزستان ، عربي مارديني ، عربي شرق أوسطي ، سرياني ، عربي شمال المشرق السوري حلب ، عربي شمال بلاد الشام دمشق ، العربية شمال المشرق العربي كالامون السوري ، العربية شمال بلاد الشام البيروتية ، عربي لبناني ، عربي فلسطيني ، عربي الخليج شرق المملكة العربية السعودية ، الخليج العربي الكويتي الحض ...

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"Firman Hidup", "Kabar Baik" dan "Lagu Injil" - Di Indonesia Bahasa, Dialek dan Bahasa Ethnis. / "Words of Life", "Good News" and "Gospel Songs" - In Indonesia Language, Dialects and Ethnic Languages.

Tze-John Liu

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==== "Firman Kehidupan", "Kabar Baik" dan "Lagu Injil" -Bahasa Indonesia Utama,Dialek dan Bahasa Etnis ==== (Jawa, Jawa: Suriname, Jawa: Yogya, Jawa: Banyumas, Betawi: Bermazmuz, Betawai: Jakarta, Betawi, Lampung, Lampung:Api, Rejang, Indonesia, Aceh, Minangkabau, Banjar, Sundanese, Bali, Madura, Sasak, Teochew, Mandarin, Hakka, Dayak, Ma'anyan, Batak, Batak:Simalungun, Nias, Wempy, Makassar, Bugis, Toraja, Mandar(Manjar), Manado(Minahasa), Gorontalo, Mongondow, Sangilhe, Timor Barat, Maluku ...

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भारतीय लोकप्रिय भाषा, इसके अनुसार नंबर की वक्ताओं. (No.१३ को No.२९) - "खुशखबरी", "जीवन के शब्द", "इँजील गीत" // INDIAN POPULAR LANGUAGES ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF SPEAKERS (FROM No.13 TO No.29)- "GOOD ...

Tze-John Liu

10M ago41w ago

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==भारतीय लोकप्रिय भाषा इसके अनुसार नंबर की वक्ताओं(No.१३ को No.२९) - "खुशखबरी", "जीवन के शब्द", "इँजील गीत"== (मैथिली, भीली/भिलोदी, संताली, कश्मीरी, गोंडी, नेपाली, सिंधी, डोगरी, कोंकणी, कुरुख, खानदेशी, तुलु, मैतेई (मणिपुरी), बोडो, खासी, हो) === Indian Popular Languages According to Number of Speakers (From No.13 to No.29) - "Good News", "Words of Life", "Gospel Songs === (Maithili, Bhili/Bhilodi, Santali, Kashmiri, Gondi, Nepali, Sindhi, Dogri, Konkani, Kurukh, Khandeshi, Tulu, Meitei (Manip ...

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====== "Durmuş sözleri", "Hoş Habar", "Hoş Habar aýdymlary" - Türkmenistanda gürleýän esasy diller(12 den 19) / "Words of Life", ""Good News", "Gospel Songs" - The Major Languages Spoken in Turkemenistan ...

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===== "Durmuş sözleri", "Hoş Habar", "Hoş Habar aýdymlary" - Türkmenistanda gürleýän esasy diller(12 den 19) / "Слова жизни", "Благая весть", "Евангельские песни" - Основные языки, на которых говорят в Туркмении(№12 до №19) / "Words of Life", ""Good News", "Gospel Songs" - The Major Languages Spoken in Turkemenistan(No.12 to No.19) =====

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===="Kata-kata Terang", "Kabar Baik untuk Semua Orang", "Nyanyian Kehidupan" di Indonesia Bahasa (Termasuk dialek dan Etnis Bahasa)/ "Words of Light", "Good News for All people", "Songs In Indonesia Language ...

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==="Kata-kata Terang", "Kabar Baik untuk Semua Orang", "Nyanyian Kehidupan" - Ing Basa Indonesia, (Kalebu dialek lan Basa Etnis)=== (Jawa, Jawa(Yogya), Jawa(Banyumas), Betawi, Lampung Api, Redjang, Indonesia, Aceh, Minangkabau, Banjar, Bali, Sunda, Madura, Sasak, Teochew, Mandarin, Hakka, Malayic Dayak, Ma'anyan, Batak (Thoba), Batak(Pakpak, Dairi), Batak(Simalungun), Nias, Makassar, Toraja, Bugis, Mandar, El Gorontalo, Mongondow, Minahasa, Sangilhe, Timor Barat, Papua Barat, Galela, Ogogami ...

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