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Words in subset Swadesh-100

IDFullwordCount
95we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl)94
81to rain157
32horn169
56round223
82to say266
87to swim276
50not277
79to know (facts)281
11claw284
3bark (of tree)289
80to lie down302
17earth/soil314
21feather320
52person334
73to drink344
58seed354
93warm/hot393
68thou398
27green407
78to kill425
66that457
36liver468
75to fly475
100yellow480
1all (of a number)484
88to walk489
40many510
67this515
31heart519
70to burn (intrans.)522
96what?531
72to die540
54road/path541
69to bite556
98who?557
25full572
15dry (be dry)588
77to hear607
23fish620
41meat (flesh)640
43mountain684
53red690
13cold (weather)694
97white702
55root704
4belly712
35leaf717
12cloud732
60small735
57sand737
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