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Words in subset Swadesh-200

IDFullwordCount
1all (of a number)484
101and81
102animal54
2ashes1018
103at26
104back (body part)507
105bad (deleterious or unsuitable)493
3bark (of tree)289
106because3
4belly712
107berry3
5big753
6bird1065
7black864
8blood964
9bone1135
10breast970
110child388
11claw284
12cloud732
13cold (weather)694
113day (not night)45
115dirty170
14dog1085
15dry (be dry)588
116dull (knife)97
117dust46
16ear1020
17earth/soil314
18egg975
19eye1187
119far219
120father753
21feather320
122few112
22fire1175
23fish620
124five246
127flower89
128fog182
129four295
25full572
26good919
131grass77
27green407
132guts182
28hair1148
30head1173
31heart519
134heavy422
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