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114 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂ems- |
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114 | Proto-Indo-European | *swordos | Cognate with Lat. sordês 'dirt'. | B |
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80 | Hittite | dankuis |
ie. dhem-, 'smokey, dark, foggy ...
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80 | Hittite | hanzanas |
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133 | Luvian | dakkuīs | P |
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133 | Luvian | marwāy- |
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81 | Tocharian A | arkant- | M |
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82 | Tocharian B | erkent- | cf. TochA | M |
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88 | Albanian | IZI | C |
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143 | Standard Albanian | i zi, e zezë |
< Pr. Alb. *džedi, connected to ...
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2 | Albanian Sicily | I-ZI | C |
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4 | Albanian Corinth | I ZII | C |
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3 | Albanian Gheg | ZI | C |
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6 | Albanian Tosk | I-ZI | C |
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110 | Ancient Greek | μέλᾱς | mélaːs | G.sg. μέλανος; μέλᾱς ... | K |
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110 | Ancient Greek | κελαινός | kelai̯nós | EXCLUDE. | (S) |
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152 | Tsakonian | κουβανε |
Cf NGr κυανoυς 'blue', Gr ...
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32 | Greek | μελας | EXCLUDE (Katharevousa) | (K) |
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32 | Greek | μαύρος | ˈmavro̞s | J |
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31 | Greek Lesbos | MAUROS | J |
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129 | Classical Armenian | սեաւ | se̯ɑu̯ | Traditionally pronounced [sjɑʋ]. | (D), Q |
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8 | Armenian Eastern | սև | sɛʋ | Also spelled սեւ or սեվ | Q |
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7 | Armenian Western | սեւ | sɛv |
AF seav 'dark, black', possibly ...
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128 | Avestan | sāmō | D |
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128 | Avestan | siiāuua- | D |
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136 | Sogdian | š’w | Manichean | D |
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75 | Wakhi | SU, SIO | D |
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9 | Baluchi | SIYAH | D |
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118 | Kurdish | reş | O |
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137 | Zazaki | siyā | D |
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72 | Tajik | SIEX | D |
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54 | Persian | SIAH | D |
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77 | Waziri | TOR | A |
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1 | Pashto | TOR | A |
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138 | Shughni | siyō | D |
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138 | Shughni | têr | A |
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139 | Sarikoli | tor | A |
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124 | Ossetic Iron | šaw | šaw | D |
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125 | Ossetic Digor | saw | saw | D |
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141 | Kata-viri | ži | D |
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154 | Vasi-vari | uẓë | D |
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153 | Askunu | žike-stä | D |
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105 | Vedic Sanskrit | maliná- | 'dirty, black' | (K) |
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105 | Vedic Sanskrit | kr̥ṣṇás | H |
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105 | Vedic Sanskrit | káluṣa- | 'dirty, black' | (E) |
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162 | Pāḷī | kāla | E |
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162 | Pāḷī | kanha | H |
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41 | Khaskura | KALO | E |
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51 | Nepali | KALO | E |
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106 | Assamese | kâlā | E |
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102 | Oriya | kɔḷa | kɔɭa | E |
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10 | Bengali | KALO | E |
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111 | Bihari | kari | kari | E |
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144 | Magahi | करिआ | kəriɑ | E |
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104 | Marwari | kaɭo | kaɭo | E |
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35 | Hindi | kala | ka:la: | E |
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119 | Urdu | کالا | kɑlə | E |
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43 | Lahnda | KALA | E |
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53 | Punjabi | KALA | E |
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33 | Gujarati | kale | kaɭe | E |
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50 | Marathi | kālā | 'kaɭa | E |
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40 | Kashmiri | KALA, KREHONU | E |
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65 | Sinhalese | KALU | E |
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34 | Romani Greece | KALO | E |
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100 | Old Church Slavonic | чрьнъ | ʧr̩ʲnʊ̆ | H |
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95 | Serbo-Croatian | crn | tsr̂ːn | H |
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15 | Bulgarian | черен | ˈtʃɛrɘn | H |
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92 | Macedonian | црн | tsərn | H |
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60 | Russian | черный | 'tʃɔrnɨj | H |
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55 | Polish | czarny | ˈtʂarnɘ̟ | H |
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16 | Belarusian | чорны | ˈtʂɔrnɨ | H |
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73 | Ukrainian | чорний | ˈtʂɔrnɪj | H |
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66 | Slovak | čierny | ˈtʃierni | H |
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18 | Czech | černý | ˈtʃɛrniː | H |
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48 | Sorbian Upper | čorny | ˈtʃɔʀnɘ̟ | H |
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47 | Sorbian Lower | carny | ˈtsarnɘ̟ | H |
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97 | Slovenian | črn | tʃə̌ːrn | H |
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108 | Old Prussian | kirsnan | H |
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44 | Latvian | męl̃ns | K |
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46 | Lithuanian | juodas | ˈjuɔdɐs | L |
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109 | Old Norse | svartr | svartr | B |
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36 | Icelandic | svartur | ˈsvar̥tʰʏr | Replaced SVARTR. | B |
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23 | Faroese | svartur | ˈsvaɻ̊ʈʊɹ | B |
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58 | Norwegian Riksmal | svart | sʋaʈː | B |
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159 | Stavangersk | svarte | ˈsʋɑːʁtə, ˈsʋaʁtə | B |
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157 | Old Swedish | svarter | ˈsvarter | B |
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69 | Swedish | svart | svaʈː | B |
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71 | Swedish Vilhelmina | SVART | B |
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70 | Swedish Uppland | SVART | B |
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145 | Elfdalian | swart | swɑrt | B |
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20 | Danish | sort | sɒ:d̥ʰ | B |
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158 | Danish Fjolde | suort | suoɹd | B |
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161 | Gutnish Lau | svartar | ˈsvartar | B |
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99 | Old English | blæc | I |
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99 | Old English | sweart | B |
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22 | English | black | blæk | I |
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26 | Frisian | swart | B |
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21 | Dutch | zwart | zwɑrt | B |
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24 | Flemish | ZWART | B |
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83 | Afrikaans | SWART | B |
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87 | Sranan | BLAKA | I |
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126 | Old High German | swarz | B |
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27 | German | schwarz | ʃwart͜s | B |
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86 | Pennsylvania Dutch | SCHWOTZ | B |
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120 | Luxembourgish | schwaarz | B |
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121 | German Switzerland | schwarz | B |
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107 | Gothic | swarts | B |
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132 | Umbrian | atru | aːdro |
atru (native alphabet, lb 29 ...
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112 | Latin | niger | ˈniɡer |
Used in contrast to 'white ...
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112 | Latin | āter | ˈaːter |
EXCLUDE. ātra (f.), ātrum (n ...
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17 | Catalan | negre | ˈnɛɣɾə, ˈneɣɾe | Eastern, western and Valencia. | F |
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56 | Portuguese | negro | 'neɡɾu | split from DKB | F |
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56 | Portuguese | preto | ˈpɾetu | split from DKB | N |
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68 | Spanish | negro | 'neɣɾo | F |
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61 | Sardinian Cagliari | NIEDDU | F |
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62 | Sardinian Logudoro | NIEDDU | F |
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63 | Sardinian Nuoro | NIEDDU | F |
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85 | French Creole Dominica | NWE | F |
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76 | Walloon | NEUR | F |
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25 | French | noir | nwaʀ | F |
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57 | Provencal | NEGRE, EGRO | F |
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42 | Ladin | NAIR | split from DKB | F |
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42 | Ladin | MOR | split from DKB | J |
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146 | Dolomite Ladino | nèigher | Online dictionary gives negher. | F |
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123 | Romansh | ner | F |
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122 | Friulian | neri | Identical to /lexeme/31656/ 'liver'. | F |
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39 | Italian | nero | 'nero | F |
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59 | Romanian | lai | laj |
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59 | Romanian | negru | ˈneɡru | F |
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74 | Vlach | LAI |
origin obs., maybe rel. to ...
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140 | Gaulish | dubu-/-i |
Reconstructed form, based on attestations ...
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127 | Old Irish | dub | duβ | G |
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149 | Old Cornish | duw | G |
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101 | Middle Cornish | du | dy: | G |
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148 | Old Breton | du | G |
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172 | Middle Breton | du | ˈdyː | G |
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12 | Breton | du | ˈdyː | G |
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150 | Old Welsh | dub | G |
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79 | Welsh | du | G |
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38 | Irish | dubh | d̪ˠʊw | G |
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115 | Scottish Gaelic | dubh | d̪̊u | G |
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147 | Manx | doo | G |
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5 | [Legacy] Albanian T | zi | zi |
DKB: i zi, e zezë ...
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29 | [Legacy] Greek K | MELAS | K |
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28 | [Legacy] Greek D | MAUROS | J |
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30 | [Legacy] Greek Md | MAUROS | J |
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64 | [Legacy] Serbocroatian | CRN | H |
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113 | [Legacy] Serbian | crn | tsrːn | H |
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89 | [Legacy] Bulgarian P | CEREN | H |
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49 | [Legacy] Macedonian | CRN | H |
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94 | [Legacy] Russian P | C ORNYJ | H |
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93 | [Legacy] Polish P | CZARNY | H |
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90 | [Legacy] Byelorussian P | CORNY | H |
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98 | [Legacy] Ukrainian P | CORNYJ | H |
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19 | [Legacy] Czech E | CERNE | H |
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96 | [Legacy] Slovak P | CIERNY | H |
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91 | [Legacy] Czech P | CERNY | H |
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67 | [Legacy] Slovenian | CRNU | H |
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45 | [Legacy] Lithuanian O | JUODAS | L |
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11 | [Legacy] Brazilian | PRETO | split from DKB | N |
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11 | [Legacy] Brazilian | NEGRO | split from DKB | F |
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142 | [Legacy] German Munich | schwarz | B |
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84 | [Legacy] French Creole C | NWE | F |
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14 | [Legacy] Breton St | du | dyː | G |
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13 | [Legacy] Breton Se | DU | G |
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78 | [Legacy] Welsh C | DU | G |
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37 | [Legacy] Irish A | DUBH | G |
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