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Words in subset Swadesh-200

IDFullwordCount
170sky267
60small735
61smoke (of fire)903
172smooth1
173snake632
174snow0
175some22
62star921
180stick (wood)325
63stone1055
181straight265
64sun1148
65tail948
66that457
184there176
185they (pronoun d:3p)401
186thick82
187thin68
67this515
68thou398
189three426
69to bite556
108to blow (wind)278
109to breathe45
70to burn (intrans.)522
71to come894
111to count55
112to cut260
72to die540
114to dig238
73to drink344
74to eat1055
118to fall (drop rather than topple)316
121to fear42
123to fight173
125to float13
126to flow30
75to fly475
130to freeze0
76to give811
77to hear607
136to hit298
137to hold (in hand)226
139to hunt (game)16
78to kill425
79to know (facts)281
145to laugh336
80to lie down302
148to live57
89tongue945
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