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| 80 | Hittite | kuit | A |
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| 133 | Luvian | kuī | A |
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| 134 | Lycian | ti | A |
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| 81 | Tocharian A | kus | cf. /meaning/who/ | A |
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| 82 | Tocharian B | kuse | cf. /meaning/who/ | A |
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| 88 | Albanian | çë |
Also used in the form ...
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| 143 | Standard Albanian | çfarë | A |
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| 2 | Albanian Sicily | çë |
Also used in the form ...
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| 4 | Albanian Corinth | çë |
Also used in the form ...
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| 3 | Albanian Gheg | çë |
Also used in the form ...
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A |
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| 6 | Albanian Tosk | çë |
Also used in the form ...
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| 110 | Ancient Greek | τί | tí |
G.sg. τίνος. Neuter singular ...
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| 152 | Tsakonian | τσι | A |
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| 32 | Greek | τι | ti | A |
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| 31 | Greek Lesbos | TI | A |
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| 129 | Classical Armenian | զի | zi | (A) |
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| 129 | Classical Armenian | զինչ | z-i(-)nč‘ | A |
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| 8 | Armenian Eastern | ինչ | inʧʰ | A |
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| 7 | Armenian Western | ինչ | A |
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| 128 | Avestan | kaṯ | A |
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| 136 | Sogdian | cw | Sogdian | A |
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| 75 | Wakhi | CIZ, CICIZ | A |
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| 9 | Baluchi | KITHAN | A |
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| 118 | Kurdish | çi | A |
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| 137 | Zazaki | čičī | A |
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| 72 | Tajik | CI | A |
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| 54 | Persian | che | tʃʰiː | A |
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| 77 | Waziri | KIM, TSE | A |
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| 1 | Pashto | CE | A |
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| 138 | Shughni | ca | A |
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| 139 | Sarikoli | cɛyz | A |
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| 124 | Ossetic Iron | sy | sy | A |
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| 125 | Ossetic Digor | či | či | A |
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| 141 | Kata-viri | kaᴵ | A |
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| 154 | Vasi-vari | pəs(se), pseh |
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| 153 | Askunu | kā | A |
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| 105 | Vedic Sanskrit | kím |
inter. part. at the end ...
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| 105 | Vedic Sanskrit | kád | A |
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| 162 | Pāḷī | kiŋ | A |
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| 41 | Khaskura | KYA | A |
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| 51 | Nepali | ke | ke |
ke = inanim., ko = anim. (Turner ...
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| 106 | Assamese | ki(he) | sg., AF kitā (Mayang), p ... | A |
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| 102 | Oriya | kɔɔṇɔ | kɔɔɳɔ | Turner gives KE 'who?, anyone' | A |
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| 10 | Bengali | KI | A |
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| 111 | Bihari | ki | ki | AF kəthi | A |
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| 144 | Magahi | कउची | kəʊci |
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| 144 | Magahi | का | kɑ |
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| 151 | Bhojpuri | ká | A |
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| 104 | Marwari | kãi | direct, kiɳ (obl.) | A |
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| 35 | Hindi | kya | kjaː | A |
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| 119 | Urdu | کیا | kjɑ | A |
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| 103 | Sindhi | kōhu | ‘why, what for?’, neuter only | A |
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| 103 | Sindhi | kēharo |
AF kēhō, kuj̄āṛō, ‘what ...
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| 103 | Sindhi | čhā | ‘of what source/kind?, neuter ... | A |
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| 43 | Lahnda | KE | A |
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| 53 | Punjabi | KI | A |
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| 33 | Gujarati | ša, šũ | ʃa, ʃũ | B |
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| 50 | Marathi | kāy | kaj | A |
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| 40 | Kashmiri | KYAH | A |
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| 65 | Sinhalese | MOKADA |
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| 34 | Romani Greece | SO | B |
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| 100 | Old Church Slavonic | чьто | tʃɪ̆tɔ | A |
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| 95 | Serbo-Croatian | što, šta | ʃtɔ̂, ʃtâ | A |
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| 15 | Bulgarian | какво | kəˈkvɔ | A |
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| 92 | Macedonian | што | ʃto | A |
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| 60 | Russian | что | ʂtɔ | A |
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| 55 | Polish | co | tsɔ | A |
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| 16 | Belarusian | што | ʂtɔ | A |
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| 73 | Ukrainian | що | ʂtʂɔ | A |
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| 66 | Slovak | čo | tʃɔ | A |
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| 18 | Czech | co | tsɔ | A |
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| 48 | Sorbian Upper | što | ʃtɔ | A |
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| 47 | Sorbian Lower | co | tsɔ | A |
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| 97 | Slovenian | kaj | kǎːj | A |
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| 108 | Old Prussian | ka | A |
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| 44 | Latvian | kas | A |
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| 46 | Lithuanian | KAS | A |
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| 109 | Old Norse | hvat | ɣvat | A |
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| 36 | Icelandic | hvað | xʷaːð, kʰvaːð | Replaced HVAO. | A |
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| 23 | Faroese | hvat | kʰvɛaːt | A |
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| 58 | Norwegian Riksmal | hvad | ʋaː | A |
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| 159 | Stavangersk | ka | ka | A |
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| 157 | Old Swedish | hvadh | ˈhvaːð | A |
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| 69 | Swedish | vad | vɑː(d) | A |
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| 71 | Swedish Vilhelmina | VA, VA | A |
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| 70 | Swedish Uppland | VAD, VA | A |
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| 145 | Elfdalian | wen | wɛn | A |
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| 20 | Danish | hvad | va | A |
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| 158 | Danish Fjolde | var | vɑɹ | A |
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| 161 | Gutnish Lau | va | vɑː | A |
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| 99 | Old English | hwæt | A |
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| 22 | English | what | wɒt | A |
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| 26 | Frisian | wat | vɔt | Removed DET, HWAT. | A |
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| 21 | Dutch | wat | wɑt | A |
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| 24 | Flemish | WAT | A |
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| 83 | Afrikaans | WAT, WATTER, HOE | A |
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| 87 | Sranan | SANI | split from DKB |
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| 87 | Sranan | HOESAN | split from DKB |
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| 126 | Old High German | waz | A |
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| 27 | German | was | vas | A |
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| 86 | Pennsylvania Dutch | WAAS | A |
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| 120 | Luxembourgish | wat | A |
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| 121 | German Switzerland | was | A |
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| 107 | Gothic | ƕa | A |
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| 130 | Oscan | píd | A |
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| 132 | Umbrian | piře | A |
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| 112 | Latin | quid | kʷid | Neut. interrogative singular. | A |
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| 17 | Catalan | què | kɛ, ke | Eastern, western. Removed QUIN. | A |
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| 56 | Portuguese | que, o que | kɨ, u kɨ | A |
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| 68 | Spanish | que | ke | A |
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| 61 | Sardinian Cagliari | ITTA | C |
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| 62 | Sardinian Logudoro | CHI | A |
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| 63 | Sardinian Nuoro | ITTE | C |
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| 85 | French Creole Dominica | (KI)SA | A |
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| 76 | Walloon | QUI, QWE | A |
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| 25 | French | que | kə | A |
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| 57 | Provencal | QUE | A |
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| 42 | Ladin | CHE | A |
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| 146 | Dolomite Ladino | che |
Online dictionary gives cie and ...
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| 123 | Romansh | tgei | A |
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| 122 | Friulian | ce, ce che | A |
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| 39 | Italian | che | ke | Also means 'who(m)', 'that'. | A |
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| 59 | Romanian | ce | ʧe | A |
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| 74 | Vlach | CI | A |
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| 127 | Old Irish | cid | kʹiðʹ | A |
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| 101 | Middle Cornish | pandrə | pandrə |
‘what, why’ (lit. ‘which thing ...
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| 101 | Middle Cornish | py | pi | A |
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| 148 | Old Breton | pi / pe | A |
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| 172 | Middle Breton | petra | peˈtra |
From pez tra 'what thing ...
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| 172 | Middle Breton | pe | ˈpe |
Pronoun and adjective, interrogative and ...
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| 12 | Breton | petra | A, D |
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| 150 | Old Welsh | pa / pi | A |
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| 79 | Welsh | BETH | (A), (D) |
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| 79 | Welsh | pa | A |
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| 38 | Irish | cad | A |
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| 38 | Irish | caidé |
< ciod è 'what is it'.
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| 115 | Scottish Gaelic | dè, de | d̊ʲeː | E |
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| 115 | Scottish Gaelic | ciod | (A) |
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| 147 | Manx | cre | A |
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| 5 | [Legacy] Albanian T | çfarë | tʃfaɹ(ə) | A |
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| 5 | [Legacy] Albanian T | çë |
Also used in the form ...
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| 29 | [Legacy] Greek K | TI | A |
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| 28 | [Legacy] Greek D | TI | A |
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| 30 | [Legacy] Greek Md | TI | A |
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| 64 | [Legacy] Serbocroatian | STO | A |
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| 113 | [Legacy] Serbian | šta | ʃtâ | AF što. | A |
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| 89 | [Legacy] Bulgarian P | STO | A |
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| 49 | [Legacy] Macedonian | STO | A |
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| 94 | [Legacy] Russian P | STO | A |
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| 93 | [Legacy] Polish P | CO | A |
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| 90 | [Legacy] Byelorussian P | STO | A |
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| 98 | [Legacy] Ukrainian P | SCO | A |
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| 19 | [Legacy] Czech E | CO | A |
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| 96 | [Legacy] Slovak P | CO | A |
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| 91 | [Legacy] Czech P | CO | A |
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| 67 | [Legacy] Slovenian | KAY | A |
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| 45 | [Legacy] Lithuanian O | KA | A |
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| 11 | [Legacy] Brazilian | que, o que | ki, u ki | Added o que. | A |
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| 142 | [Legacy] German Munich | was |
< Pr. Germ. *hwa- ‘who? what?’.
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| 84 | [Legacy] French Creole C | KI SA | A |
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| 14 | [Legacy] Breton St | pe | A |
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| 13 | [Legacy] Breton Se | PETRA | A |
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| 78 | [Legacy] Welsh C | BETH | A |
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| 37 | [Legacy] Irish A | CAD | A |
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