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Words in subset Swadesh-200

IDFullwordCount
159river147
199wife156
81to rain157
135here162
156to push166
32horn169
115dirty170
183to swell171
123to fight173
192to turn (change one's direction)174
184there176
132guts182
128fog182
171to smell (something)183
165sea (ocean)183
177to split183
143in, inside186
155to pull190
164to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch)196
196when?199
160rope205
190to throw213
167sharp (as knife)214
119far219
163salt220
151near223
56round223
137to hold (in hand)226
114to dig238
124five246
112to cut260
193to vomit263
181straight265
82to say266
170sky267
87to swim276
50not277
108to blow (wind)278
79to know (facts)281
11claw284
3bark (of tree)289
129four295
136to hit298
80to lie down302
197where?302
17earth/soil314
118to fall (drop rather than topple)316
21feather320
180stick (wood)325
52person334
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