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Words in subset Swadesh-200

IDFullwordCount
100yellow480
207year17
205worm81
99woman882
203with (accompanying)15
201wing614
200wind693
199wife156
198wide60
98who?557
97white702
197where?302
196when?199
96what?531
195wet392
95we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl)94
94water1229
93warm/hot393
92two988
91tree1030
202to wipe13
88to walk489
193to vomit263
192to turn (change one's direction)174
191to tie355
190to throw213
188to think126
87to swim276
183to swell171
182to suck74
86to stand826
179to stab (or stick)66
178to squeeze23
177to split183
176to spit75
171to smell (something)183
85to sleep835
84to sit876
169to sing53
166to sew91
83to see842
164to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch)196
82to say266
162to rub20
81to rain157
156to push166
155to pull190
154to play46
90tooth (front rather than molar)1068
89tongue945
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