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Words in subset Swadesh-200

IDFullwordCount
130to freeze0
174snow0
141ice0
172smooth1
107berry3
106because3
153other11
202to wipe13
125to float13
203with (accompanying)15
139to hunt (game)16
207year17
162to rub20
175some22
178to squeeze23
142if24
103at26
126to flow30
138how36
121to fear42
113day (not night)45
109to breathe45
154to play46
117dust46
169to sing53
102animal54
150narrow54
111to count55
158right (hand)56
148to live57
198wide60
157right (correct, true)61
179to stab (or stick)66
187thin68
182to suck74
144lake74
176to spit75
131grass77
161rotten (especially log)78
205worm81
101and81
186thick82
146left (hand)83
127flower89
166to sew91
95we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl)94
116dull (knife)97
122few112
140husband124
188to think126
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