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Prospective Word Choices for a Provisional Global Core Vocabulary, from Basic English plus: Tourism & Travel Key to Languages: A = Arabic, Al = Albanian, Am = Amharic, B = Bengali, Ba = Bambara, Bi = Bislama, Bm = Burmese, Bu = Bulgarian, C = Croatian, Ca = Catalan, Ch = Cherokee, Ck = Chinook, Co = Coptic, Ct = Cantonese, Cz = Czech, D = Dutch, Da = Danish, E = English, Es = Estonian, Et = Etruscan, F = French, Fa = Farsi, Fi = Finnish, Fu = Fulani, G = German, Gj = Gujarati, Gk = Greek, Gu = Guarani, Gy = Gypsy, H = Hindi, Ha = Hausa, He = Hebrew, Hk = Hakka, Ht = Haitian FC, Hu = Hungarian, Hw = Hawaiian, I = Italian, Ic = Icelandic, Ig = Igbo, In = Indonesian, Ir = Irish, J = Japanese, Ja = Javanese, Jm = Jamaican, K = Korean, Ka = Kampuchean, Kh = Kurdish, Kt = Kutuba, Ku = Kupang, L = Latin, La = Latinate, LF = Lingua Franca, Li = Lingala, M = Malay, Ma = Maharaja, Mc = Macaista, My = Malayalam, Na = Nahuatl, Ng = Nagamese, Oc = Occitan, P = Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), Pa = Pashtu, Ph = Polish, Po = Portuguese, Qe = Quechua, Qi = Quiche, R = Russian, Ro = Romanian, Rm = Romansch, S = Spanish, Sa = Sanskrit, Sb = Serbian, Se = Seychellois, Sh = Swedish, Si = Singlish, Sl = Slovene, Sm = Saramaccan, Sn = Samoan, So = Shona, Sr = Sranan, Su = Sumerian, Sw = Swahili, T = Turkish, Ta = Tamil, Te = Telugu, Tg = Tagalog, Th = Thai, TP = Tok Pisin, Tt = Tetun, U = Urdu, V = Vietnamese, W = Wolof, We = Welsh, Y = Yoruba, Z = Zulu | | |||||
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Consonants as in English etc. except as shown: b c = /tsh/ [tʃ] ~ "Italian [c]" as in "ciao, cello" d f g = plosive as in "go" h j = /dzh/ [dʒ] ~ "English [j]" as in "jet" k (digraph{kh} = [x] ~ "ch" as in "Bach" or "loch") l m n p q = [q] ~ as in Arabic "qaf" r s t v w x = /sh/ [ʃ] as in Portuguese, Basque etc. y z (digraph{zh} = [ʒ] "French [j]") apostrophe {'} = glottal stop [ʔ] the five vowels are pronounced separately as in Spanish (e.g. "Port Said","patio") | | |||||
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Main wordlists: A Ba - Bi Bl - By Ca - Cl Co - Cu D E Fa - Fi Fl - Fu G H I J - K L Ma - Me Mi - My N | | |||||
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O Pa - Pi Pl - Py Q Ra - Re Rh - Ry Sa - Sh Si - Sq St - Sy Ta - Ti To - Ty U - V W - X Y - Z Homepage | | |||||
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address | unwan A | | | adres E | adres | |
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age | | | gil He | aje E | yax T | |
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airplane | | | | airplein E | avion F | |
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ambassador | | | | ambasado E | daxi P | |
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arrive | fika Sw | | | ariv E | arivi | |
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attention | | | dro E | atir F | | |
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baby | bebi E | bebe F | | bebe F | beba C | |
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back (return) | baka Sh | | fan P | hou | bak E | |
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bag | xanta Bu | saku Po | bora H | bag E | | |
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bank | banko E | | beng TP | bank E | banka T | |
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bath | mandi In | | banya S | bano S | | |
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bay | golfo I | | haiwan P | baia | buhta R | |
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beach | sahel A | | | playa S | playa S | |
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beautiful | swai Th | | bel F | bela I | jamile A | |
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bed | katil Th | | | bed E | kama Po | palanco |
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belongings | | | | averi | | |
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bicycle | | | | baik E | bisikla (baik) | |
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blanket | kamal H | | | blanket E | manta S | |
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boat | kapal M | nave I | | bot | bota | |
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booking, reservation | | bukin | | buking | | |
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border, frontier | | | kinar H | bord | borda | |
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breakfast | | | | acim | | |
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bridge | | | palam Ta | pont F | ponta F | tapo |
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broken | | | | brokn | | |
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bus | basi Sw | | | bus E | bus E | bas |
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buy | kini B | | | bai E | kupi R | |
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cancel | anule F | | | kansel E | | |
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case | kaso S | kasa I | | kas | | tia |
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castle | xato F | | | xiro J | kastela La | |
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cave | guha Te | guha H | | kav | kaverna S | adus |
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chair | kawi Th | | cer E | izu J | kursi H | |
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change, exchange | kambi S | | hwan P | canj E | xanji | |
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cheap | xosta B | | | cep E | cipe | |
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child | pikin Sr | bana Li | fil L | ai | kinda G | yaro |
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church | | | | curc E | kirka G | |
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closed, shut | fasen E | | | xut E | klosi-nei | |
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computer | kompyuta | | gin H | komputo | komp R | |
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connection | lyan P | | | konet | ligia La | |
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counterfeit | | | | izo | | |
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currency | | | | tonho | | |
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current | | | | kurent E | | |
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customs | dwana S | | | kustom | | |
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damage | | | | sonhe | | |
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day | din H | din H | | di E | dey E | dagur |
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declare | | | seimei J | senon | | |
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delay | | | | delai | ajorni | |
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dentist | | | | dento | | |
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depart, from | cule P | | | depart E | | |
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destination | | | | destin | gola | |
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diaper, nappy | napi H | nepi | | | | |
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dictionary | | | | motbuk | leksikon La | kamus |
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doctor | medika La | | | dokto | | |
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duty-free | | | | mense | | |
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East | leste Po | | dung P | est | esta | canjia |
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eat | cifan P | | kom S | eat | ci P | |
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eight | pal K | | pal K | ot | ot | etu |
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elevator, lift | | | | elevato | lifta | |
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eleven | | | | tenun | xi-un | |
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embassy | embasi E | | kali Ta | embasi E | daxiguan P | |
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excuse me | mafan P | | | | | |
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expensive | mahal In | | | expensiv E | gui | |
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explore | | | | tangen | | |
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ferry | dulun P | | | feri E | | |
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five | nam V | | fai E | pent | fif | lima |
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four | xi J | ne | kwar La | sa | car H | ina |
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free | wolni Ph | | | fri E | libre | |
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gasoline, petrol | bensin A | benzin | cio P | gasolin E | | |
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gold | sona H | | | gold | golda | soma |
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haircut | | | | | | usip |
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harbor | hafen G | | haun Da | harbor E | | |
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horse | hisan A | | gora H | uma J | kaval | glogun |
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hospital | lopital Ht | | | hospital E | hospital E | |
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hotel | hotel E | | | hotel E | hotel E | |
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house | | | dom R | haus G | haus G | neium |
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hundred | | | | sent | sto R | likulu |
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husband | | | | mario | murxa Gy | |
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information | info E | | | | info(masion) | |
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insurance | ensua E | | | boken | asikuria | |
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island | pulo Tg | | | isla S | isla S | abamakor |
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lawyer | | | | loio | | |
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leave, depart | | | | lev | departi | |
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left | ximal A | | | left E | lefte | gibau |
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light (lum.) | lumen L | | | lum | luma | |
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lock | luceto I | | tala H | lok E | zamok R | |
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mail, post | | | | mail E | meil | |
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manager | | | | manejo | | |
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map | ditu P | | | map E | karta | |
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market | pyato Ro | | | market E | bazar | |
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menu | minu H | | | menu | | |
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message | | | skela Ir | mesej | mesaja | |
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mosque | | | | | | |
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mountain | monte S | xan P | xan P | mont F | monta | hondoc |
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museum | myuse F | | | muze F | | |
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name | nyem Jm | name E | kyam I | nom F | nam | nama |
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need, want | yao P | | | nid E | nidi | |
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night | noce S | | bam K | nait | noca | kio |
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nine | nin G | | | nov | nin | nau |
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no | no E | no E | | no E | | no E |
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North | xamal A | | xam Fa | nord F | norda | bei |
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money | pesa H | pesa | bani Ro | moni | mani | mane |
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one | wan E | | han K | un F | un | wahid |
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pain, suffer | saki In | duka | pein E | pein | tung | klesam |
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palace | istana In | | | palas | | |
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pardon, forgive | | | cama H | | pardoni L | |
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path, trail | senda Po | | dau P | gil | | amba |
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pay | | peje | | pei | pagi | |
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pharmacy | apotika In | | | farmasi | | apotik |
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photograph | foto | | | foto | foto | |
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pillow | | | | pilo | | |
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platform | | | | platform | | |
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please, request | mintan In | | pri F | pliz | | |
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please, invite | | | cing P | pliz | | |
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police | polisi E | polisi | | polis | polis | polis |
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present, gift | kado F | | | present | | |
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price, cost | kaci K | | | pris | prais | |
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railroad, railway | | | | railroad | reldao | |
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remain, stay | | | stei E | reman | resti | |
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right, direction | kulya Sw | | | rait | desne | kuanan |
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river | nadi B | | | rio S | riva | valat |
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road | | dolu | | road | kamina | kana |
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room | cemba E | kama | cam I | rum | xamba | ara |
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route | | | | lu | dao | |
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same, equal | mwan Th | | seim | same | same | sama |
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sand | halena Et | | | sand | ramla | saurun |
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seven | sem R | | cil K | sep | sem | saba |
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shallow | xalo E | xalo E | | xalo E | cyen | |
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sheet | | varaka | | situ | folya | |
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shower | duca I | | | dux | | |
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shrine | | | xrain E | | | |
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shut, closed | fasen E | | | xut E | | |
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shore | | | | hean | | sahel |
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shop, store | toko In | dukan | | stor | xop E | |
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sick, ill | | | | malad | | |
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silk | silka Ta | | | silk | silka | |
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silver | canti H | palata | | silver | argentum | |
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similar, like | macam Si | | sim E | similar | simile | |
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six | lyu P | | xei H | ses | sit | |
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sorry | | | gomen J | sori | afsosi | |
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South | kusini Sw | | sul P | sud F | suda | |
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stamp | | | | stamp | | |
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station | stasion In | | | staso | | |
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street | | | tori J | strit E | jalan | |
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subway (railway) | metro F | | | metro F | | |
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swim | nata LF | | | swim E | swimi | |
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taxi | takisi E | tasi | | taksi E | | |
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temperature | | | | ondo J | temperatura | |
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temple | | | | templ E | mandir H | |
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ten | deka | | tsein G | ten | xi P | |
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thousand | | | kilo Gk | mil | mil | |
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three | san P | san P | tri R | tri | tri | |
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ticket | tike F | tike | pyau P | tiket | bileta | |
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tide | | | | mare F | | |
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tip | | | | punt | nok H | |
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toilet, W.C. | twale F | | | toilet | tuvalet T | |
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tomorrow | | | | nedi | manya | |
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towel | twala M | taula | | tawol | maotuh | |
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town | myasto Ph | | | taun | urba La | |
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train | foce P | | | tren | tren | |
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twelve | | | | tendu | xi-dwa | |
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two | do H | do | | du | dwa | |
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understand, comprehend | kapice I | likai | pren S | wakaru J | samaja H | |
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village | desa In | | | mura J | vilaja | |
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visa | bisa E | | | | | |
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wake, awake | kwanka Sw | | | weik | | |
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walk, step | kamina S | | | zou P | pedi | |
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want, desire | mau In | kami | vol F | want | yao | |
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water | lakwa LF | su | | akwa | akwa | |
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waterfall | | | | pogpo | | |
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week | semanya S | | | wik | wik | |
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West | bati T | | kulon Ja | west | westa | |
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when | | | | wen | wan | |
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where | | | | wer | wo | |
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yes | si S | je | | | ya G | |
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yesterday | | | | yedi | yeri I | |
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zero | | | | zero | noi In | |
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Main wordlists: A Ba - Bi Bl - By Ca - Cl Co - Cu D E Fa - Fi Fl - Fu G H I J - K L Ma - Me Mi - My N | | |||||
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O Pa - Pi Pl - Py Q Ra - Re Rh - Ry Sa - Sh Si - Sq St - Sy Ta - Ti To - Ty U - V W - X Y - Z Homepage | | |||||
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