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Taxonomy
This is an unrealistic cladogram of the language family – many splitoffs are just random placeholders and may not exist. The idea is to fill the family with languages like Tibetan, Thai, Laotian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, and maybe some Austronesian-wannabes and some IE looking languages (you can see some experimentation of that description going on, but these may not be in the best places possible).
Prim.Yincese (Truj Iŋgliš) |
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Splitoff #1a (Tü Iŋliš ~> Čüwiŋnit ~> Ciuvénni)
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Splitoff #1b (Trü Ĩgliš ~> Trewyo-īglis ~> Savigli? Treiglis?)
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Splitoff #1c (Trü Iŋs ~> Sew Ing)
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Anc.Yincese (Truj Iŋglis) (More realistically Trü Iŋs) |
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Splitoff #2 (Trü Iŋglit, Trü Ingrit)
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O.Yincese (Truj Iŋgris, Iŋlit) |
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Splitoff #3 (Trü Something)
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Mid.Yincese (Čü Iŋhai, Iŋgai, Iŋli, Iŋhi) |
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Splitoff #4
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EM.Yincese (Čü, Tsü ___) |
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Dialect #1 (Jiu Yingxi)
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Dialect #2 (Tsü Yinghai)
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Dialect #3 (Zhǖ Yǐng)
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Primeval Consonant Inventory
Ancient Consonant Inventory
Initials
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Labial |
Dental |
Palatal |
Velar |
Post-Velar
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Plosive
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Aspirated
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pʰ |
tʰ |
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kʰ |
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Suppressed
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p' |
t' |
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k' |
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Voiced
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b |
d |
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g * |
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Nasal
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Unvoiced
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m̊ |
n̊ |
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ŋ̊ |
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Voiced
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m |
n |
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ŋ |
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Fricative
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Unvoiced
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ɸ * |
s |
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h
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Voiced
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v |
z * |
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ɦ *
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Sonorant
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Unvoiced
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ẘ * |
l̥ r̊ |
j̊ * |
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Voiced
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w |
l r |
j |
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Possible sound changes (might be in #Old Consonant Inventory, might be after)
- g later merges with ɦ
- ɦ and h later merge in some circumstances
- ɸ and ẘ merge and become h- before back rounded vowels and w- before all others
- s and z merge
- j̊ and j merge, except before high-front vowels, where j̊ becomes h-
Old Consonant Inventory
Middle Consonant Inventory
Mandarin-style Wordlist
UNDER CONSTRUCTION! MIND THE NOTES AND ALBANIAN
No.
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English
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Mandarin Ying Zhǖ Yǐng / Zhuī Yǐng
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IPA pronunciation
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1
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I
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sew > xiāo (jp. shou)
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2
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you (singular)
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r̊en > chēn, m̊ren > xwæn > huān (jp kan)
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3
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he
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həj > xi, lej > dī/yi (cf. Cn. lˁiwk, lə > dì, yi but ko. cheok, i - jp di, i)
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4
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we
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sew-lot > xiāo yuè (cf. Cn. yuè Ko. yeol, jp. etsu)
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5
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you (plural)
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(m̊)r̊en-lot > chēnyuè, huānyuè
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6
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they
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lej > dī(yuè) (no non-labial -ei in Mandarin)
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7
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this
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ləjs > dǐ/yǐ
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8
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that
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lˁat, lat > dà, yè
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9
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here
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këtu
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10
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there
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atje
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11
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who
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kush, cili,
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12
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what
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çfarë, ç'
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13
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where
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ku
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14
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when
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kur
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15
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how
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si
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16
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not
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nuk, s'
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17
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all
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gjithë, tërë
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18
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many
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shumë
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19
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some
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disa, ca
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20
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few
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pak,
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21
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other
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tjetër
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22
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one
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një
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23
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two
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dy
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24
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three
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tre
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25
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four
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katër
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26
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five
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pesë
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27
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big
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madh
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28
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long
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gjatë
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29
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wide
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i gjerë
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30
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thick
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i trashë
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31
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heavy
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rëndë
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32
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small
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vogël
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33
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short
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i shkurtër
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34
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narrow
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i ngushtë
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35
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thin
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i hollë
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36
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woman
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grua
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37
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man (male)
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burrë
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38
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man (human)
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njeri
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39
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child
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vogëlush, kalaman, fëmijë
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40
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wife
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nuse
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41
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husband
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burrë
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42
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mother
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nënë, amë
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43
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father
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atë
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44
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animal
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shtazë
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45
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fish
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peshk
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46
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bird
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zog
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47
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dog
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qen
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48
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louse
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thëri
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49
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snake
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gjarpër
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50
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worm
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krimb
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51
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tree
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pemë, dru
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52
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forest
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pyll
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53
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stick
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shkop
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54
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fruit
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frutë
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55
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seed
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farë, bërthamë
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56
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leaf
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gjethe
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57
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root
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rrënjë
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58
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bark (of a tree)
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zgavër
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59
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flower
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lule
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60
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grass
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bar
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61
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rope
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litar
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62
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skin
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lëkurë
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63
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meat
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mish
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64
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blood
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gjak
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65
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bone
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eshtër, (Gheg: ashtë)
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66
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fat (noun)
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dhjamë, maj
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67
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egg
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ve, vezë
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68
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horn
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bri
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69
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tail
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bisht
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70
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feather
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pupël
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71
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hair
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flok, qime, lesh
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72
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head
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kokë, krye, krenë
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73
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ear
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vesh
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74
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eye
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sy
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75
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nose
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hundë
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76
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mouth
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gojë
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77
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tooth
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dhëmb
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78
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tongue
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gjuhë
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79
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fingernail
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thua
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80
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foot
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shputë
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81
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leg
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këmbë
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82
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knee
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gju
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83
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hand
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dorë
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84
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wing
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krah, flatër
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85
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belly
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bark, stomak
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86
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guts
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zorrë
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87
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neck
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qafë, zverk
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88
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back
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kurriz, shpinë
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89
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breast
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gji, sisë
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90
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heart
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zemër
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91
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liver
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mëlçi
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92
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to drink
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pi
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93
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to eat
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ha
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94
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to bite
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kafshoj
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95
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to suck
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thith
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96
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to spit
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pështyj
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97
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to vomit
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vjell
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98
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to blow
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fryj
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99
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to breathe
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marr frymë
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100
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to laugh
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qesh
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101
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to see
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shoh
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102
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to hear
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dëgjoj
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103
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to know
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di
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104
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to think
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mendoj
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105
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to smell
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nuhas
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106
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to fear
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druaj
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107
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to sleep
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fle
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108
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to live
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jetoj
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109
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to die
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vdes
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110
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to kill
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vras
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111
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to fight
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luftoj, përleshem
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112
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to hunt
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gjuaj
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113
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to hit
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godas
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114
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to cut
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pres
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115
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to split
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ndaj, daj
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116
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to stab
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ther
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117
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to scratch
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kruaj
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118
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to dig
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gërmoj
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119
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to swim
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notoj
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120
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to fly
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fluturoj
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121
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to walk
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eci
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122
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to come
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vij
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123
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to lie (as in a bed)
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shtrihem
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124
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to sit
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ulem
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125
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to stand
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rri
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126
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to turn (intransitive)
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kthej
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127
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to fall
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bie
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128
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to give
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jap
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129
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to hold
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mbaj
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130
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to squeeze
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shtrydh
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131
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to rub
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ledhatoj
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132
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to wash
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laj
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133
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to wipe
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fshij
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134
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to pull
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tërheq
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135
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to push
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shtyj
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136
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to throw
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hedh
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137
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to tie
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lidh
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138
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to sew
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qep
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139
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to count
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numëroj, njeh (Gheg: njef)
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140
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to say
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them
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141
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to sing
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këndoj
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142
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to play
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luaj
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143
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to float
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pluskoj
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144
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to flow
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rrjedh
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145
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to freeze
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ngrij
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146
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to swell
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enjtem
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147
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sun
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diell
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148
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moon
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hënë
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149
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star
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yll
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150
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water
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ujë
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151
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rain
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shi
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152
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river
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lumë
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153
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lake
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liqen
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154
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sea
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det
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155
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salt
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kripë
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156
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stone
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gur
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157
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sand
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rërë
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158
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dust
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pluhur
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159
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earth
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dhe, tokë
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160
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cloud
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re, shtëllungë
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161
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fog
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mjegull
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162
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sky
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qiell
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163
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wind
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erë
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164
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snow
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borë, dëborë
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165
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ice
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akull
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166
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smoke
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tym
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167
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fire
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zjarr
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168
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ash
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hi
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169
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to burn
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djeg
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170
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road
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udhë, rrugë
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171
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mountain
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mal
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172
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red
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i kuq
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173
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green
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blerë, blertë
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174
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yellow
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verdhë
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175
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white
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bardhë
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176
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black
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zi
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177
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night
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natë
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178
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day
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ditë
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179
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year
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vit, mot
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180
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warm
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i ngrohtë
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181
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cold
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ftohtë
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182
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full
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i mbushur, i plotë
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183
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new
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ri
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184
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old
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plak, i moshuar
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185
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good
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mirë
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186
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bad
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keq
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187
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rotten
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kalbur
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188
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dirty
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i pistë
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189
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straight
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drejt, ping
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190
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round
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rrumbullakët
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191
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sharp (as a knife)
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i mprehtë
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192
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dull (as a knife)
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i pamprehtë
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193
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smooth
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i lëmuar
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194
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wet
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i lagur
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195
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dry
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i thatë
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196
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correct
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i djathtë
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197
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near
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afër
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198
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far
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larg, tutje
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199
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right
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djathtë,
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200
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left
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majtë,
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201
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at
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te, tek
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202
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in
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në
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203
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with
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me
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204
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and
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dhe, e
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205
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if
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nëse, në qoftë se, vallë
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206
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because
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sepse, se
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207
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name
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emër, (Gheg:emën)
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