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raba
en haillons andrajoso tattered
raramalu
debout de pie, derecho standing
rararúgúti
vertical vertical vertical
reidati
hospitalier, accueillant hospitalario hospitable
reinti
à voix haute ; bruyant en voz alta ; ruidoso aloud ; boisterous, noisy
richati
légitime ; véridique, sincère legítimo ; veraz kosher ; truthful, veracious
richatusan
honnête honrado honest
risiti
riche rico wealthy
rofuti
rude, grossier rudo rude
rosouti
rose rosado pink
rounguti
horizontal horizontal horizontal
rounuti
rond ; sphérique ; globe redondo ; esférico ; esfera round ; spherical ; globe
rófuti
rustre, grossier tosco boorish
ruti busiganu
étouffant, lourd (temps) bochornoso sultry
rúguati
dévot devoto devout
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Greetings (10 words)

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Pronouns & common words (18 words)

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Numbers (38 words)

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Nature (40 words)

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Home & daily life (16 words)

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Transport (7 words)

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Useful phrases (34 words)

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African loanwords (Bantu) (2 words)

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Carib/Garífuna comparison (7 words)

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Grammar — single words (6 words)

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Grammar — personal pronouns (9 words)

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Alphabet (23 words)

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Human body (59 words)

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Days of the week (6 words)

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Months of the year (12 words)

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