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The list below shows the first 100 items on the Swadesh list. Data from each
language will be added to this central table as well as separated on the
individual languages' pages. If you are having trouble seeing some of the
letters, please read this on
font help and encoding
. For explanation of Farsi (Persian) transliteration, see the section on "Phonology" on
the
Farsi (Persian) Sketch
page.
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English
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Farsi (Persian)
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1
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I, me
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man
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2
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you
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to
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3
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we
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mâ |
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4
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this
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in
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5
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that
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ân
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6
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who
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ki
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7
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what
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či
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8
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not
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na
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9
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all
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hame
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10
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many
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ziâd, čandin |
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11
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one
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yek
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12
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two
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do
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13
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big
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bozorg
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14
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long
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boland
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15
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small
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kuček
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16
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woman
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zan
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17
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man
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mard
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18
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person
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ensân
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19
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fish
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mâhi
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20
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bird
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parande
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21
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dog
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sag
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22
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louse
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šepaš
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23
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tree
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deraxt
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24
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seed
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dâne, toxm
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25
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leaf
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barg
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26
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root
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riše
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27
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bark
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pust-e deraxt
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28
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skin
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pust
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29
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flesh
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gušt
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30
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blood
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xun
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31
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bone
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ostoxân
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32
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grease / oil
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roqan, čarbi
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33
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egg
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toxm
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34
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horn
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šâx
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35
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tail
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dom
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36
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feather
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par
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37
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hair
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mu
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38
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head
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sar
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39
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ear
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guš
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40
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eye
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češm
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41
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nose
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damâq , bini
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42
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mouth
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dahan
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43
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tooth
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dandân
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44
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tongue
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zabân
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45
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claw
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panje, čangâl
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46
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foot
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pâ
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47
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knee
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zânu
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48
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hand
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dast
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49
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belly
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šekam
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50
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neck
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gardan
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51
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breast(s)
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pestân
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52
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heart
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qalb
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53
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liver
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jegar
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54
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to drink
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nušidan
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55
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to eat
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xordan
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56
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to bite
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gazidan
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57
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to see
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didan
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58
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to hear
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šenidan
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59
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to know
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dânestan
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60
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to sleep
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xâbidan
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61
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to die
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mordan
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62
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to kill
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koštan
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63
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to swim
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šenâ kardan
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64
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to fly |
paridan
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65
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to walk
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râh raftan
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66
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to come
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âmadan
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67
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to lie (down)
| xâbidan,
derâz kešidan
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68
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to sit
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nešastan
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69
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to stand
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istâdan,
pâ šodan
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71
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to say
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goftan
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72
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sun
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âftâb, xoršid
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73
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moon
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mâh
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74
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star
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setare
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75
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water
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âb
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76
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rain
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bârân
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77
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stone
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sang
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78
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sand
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mâse
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79
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earth
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zamin
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80
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cloud
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abr
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81
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smoke
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dud
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82
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fire
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âteš
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83
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ash
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xâkestar
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84
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burn
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suxtegi,
suzeš
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85
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path
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jâde, rah
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86
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mountain
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kuh
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87
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red
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qermez, sorx
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88
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green
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sabz
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89
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yellow
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zard
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90
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white
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sefid
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91
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black
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siâh
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92
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night
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šab
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93
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hot, warm
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garm
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94
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cold
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sard
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95
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full
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por
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96
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new
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tâzeh
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97
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good
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xub
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98
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round
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gerd
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99
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dry
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xošk
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100
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name
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nâm, esm
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