Language: South African Malay (Cape Malay)
Source/Author: | Koolhof, Ross, Davids, & Van Der Wouden |
Identifiers: | ISO-639-3: Glottocode: mala1538 |
Notes: | Data from Koolhof, S., & Ross, R. (2005). Upas, September and the Bugis at the cape of good hope. The context of a slave's letter. Archipel, 70(1), 281-308.,
Davids, A. (1992). Some Lexical Aspects of Cape Muslim Afrikaans. Lexikos, 2, 39-62.
Van Der Wouden, T. (Ed.). (2012). Roots of Afrikaans: Selected Writings of Hans Den Besten (Vol. 44). John Benjamins Publishing.
Entries are in the original orthography. |
Problems: | Limited lexicon. |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Karl Andrei Flores Checked By: |
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Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Malayo-Chamic:Malayic:Malay |
Map | Sorry, no map co-ordinates found for this language. |
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hand |
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left |
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right |
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leg/foot |
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to walk |
djallang |
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road/path |
djallang |
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to come |
datang |
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to turn
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to swim |
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dirty |
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dust |
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skin |
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back
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14 |
belly |
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bone |
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16 |
intestines |
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liver |
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breast |
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shoulder |
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to know, be knowledgeable |
tauoe |
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to think |
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to fear |
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23 |
blood |
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head |
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neck |
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hair
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nose |
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to breathe |
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to sniff, smell |
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mouth |
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31 |
tooth |
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32 |
tongue |
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to laugh |
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to cry |
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to vomit |
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to spit |
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to eat |
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to chew
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to cook
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to drink |
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to bite |
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to suck |
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ear |
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to hear |
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eye |
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to see |
liat |
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to yawn |
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to sleep |
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to lie down
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to dream |
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to sit |
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to stand |
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person/human being |
manoesia |
Loaned from Sanskrit |
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54 |
man/male |
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woman/female |
motjie |
Loaned from Javanese |
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child |
anak |
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husband |
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wife |
motjie |
Loaned from Javanese |
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59 |
mother |
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father |
bapa |
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61 |
house |
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thatch/roof |
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name |
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to say |
bielang |
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rope |
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to tie up, fasten |
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to sew
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68 |
needle |
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to hunt
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to shoot
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to stab, pierce |
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to hit
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to steal |
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to kill |
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to die, be dead |
maniengal |
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to live, be alive |
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to scratch
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to cut, hack
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stick/wood |
tongkat |
(stick) |
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to split
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sharp |
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82 |
dull, blunt |
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to work
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to plant |
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to choose |
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to grow
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to swell
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to squeeze
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to hold
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to dig |
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to buy |
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to open, uncover |
boeka |
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to pound, beat
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to throw
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to fall
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96 |
dog |
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bird |
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egg |
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feather |
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100 |
wing |
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101 |
to fly |
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102 |
rat |
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103 |
meat/flesh |
denning |
Indirectly attested from Cape Malay Afrikaans |
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104 |
fat/grease |
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105 |
tail |
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106 |
snake |
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107 |
worm (earthworm) |
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108 |
louse
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109 |
mosquito |
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110 |
spider |
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111 |
fish |
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112 |
rotten
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113 |
branch
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114 |
leaf |
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115 |
root |
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116 |
flower |
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117 |
fruit |
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118 |
grass |
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119 |
earth/soil |
tana |
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120 |
stone |
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121 |
sand |
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122 |
water
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123 |
to flow |
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124 |
sea |
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125 |
salt |
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126 |
lake |
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127 |
woods/forest |
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128 |
sky |
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129 |
moon |
boelang |
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130 |
star |
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131 |
cloud
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132 |
fog |
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133 |
rain |
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134 |
thunder |
guntur |
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135 |
lightning |
kilat |
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136 |
wind |
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137 |
to blow
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138 |
warm
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139 |
cold
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140 |
dry
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141 |
wet |
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142 |
heavy |
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143 |
fire |
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144 |
to burn
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145 |
smoke
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146 |
ash |
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147 |
black |
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148 |
white |
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149 |
red |
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150 |
yellow |
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151 |
green |
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152 |
small |
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153 |
big |
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154 |
short
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155 |
long
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156 |
thin
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157 |
thick
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158 |
narrow |
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159 |
wide |
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painful, sick |
sakiet |
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161 |
shy, ashamed |
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162 |
old
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new |
baru |
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164 |
good |
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bad, evil |
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correct, true |
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night |
malang |
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day |
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169 |
year |
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170 |
when?
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to hide
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to climb
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at |
die |
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in, inside |
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above |
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below |
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this |
inie |
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that |
itoe |
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near |
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180 |
far |
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where?
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I |
saija |
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183 |
thou |
loe |
Loaned from Hokkien |
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184 |
he/she |
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185 |
we
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kieta orang |
Note similarity to Eastern Malay Creoles |
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186 |
you |
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187 |
they |
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188 |
what?
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189 |
who?
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sappe |
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190 |
other |
lain |
Indirectly attested from Cape Malay Afrikaans |
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191 |
all |
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and |
dangang |
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if |
kaloe |
Loaned from Sanskrit jaka + Arabic law 'if' |
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how?
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195 |
no, not |
tra |
Note similarity to Eastern Malay Creoles |
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196 |
to count |
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One
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Two
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doea |
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Three
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Four
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Five
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Six
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Seven
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204 |
Eight
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205 |
Nine
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206 |
Ten
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207 |
Twenty
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208 |
Fifty
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209 |
One Hundred
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210 |
One Thousand
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