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Ukrainian
Бабин біб розцвів у дощ, буде бабі біб у борщ. (Babyn bib roztsviv u doshch, bude babi bib u borshch.)
Meaning: A bilabial 'b / bib / bor' drill that ends in a very Slavic splash of borscht.
Literally: Grandma's beans bloomed in the rain; grandma will have beans in her borscht.
Origin: A classic Ukrainian tongue twister.
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