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Malagasy Swadesh List

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Malagasy
I   aho  
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you (singular)   ianao  
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he   izy  
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we   isika (inclusive), izahay (exclusive)  
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you (plural)   ianareo  
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they   izy, izy ireo, ry zareo  
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this   ity  
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that   izany  
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here   eto  
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there   ao  
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who   iza (interrogative)  
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what   inona (interrogative)  
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where   aiza (interrogative)  
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when   oviana (interrogative, past), rahoviana (interrogative, future)  
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how   ahoana, manahoana (interrogative)  
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not   tsy  
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all   ny ... rehetra  
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many   betsaka  
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some   vitsivitsy  
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few   kely  
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other   hafa  
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one   iray  
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two   roa  
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three   telo  
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four   efatra  
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five   dimy  
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big   lehibe  
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long   lava  
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wide   malalaka  
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thick   matevina  
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heavy   mavesatra  
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small   kely  
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short   fohy  
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narrow   tery  
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thin   manify, mahia  
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woman   vehivavy  
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man (adult male)   lehilahy  
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man (human being)   olombelona  
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child   zaza  
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wife   vady  
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husband   vady  
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mother   reny  
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father   ray  
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animal   biby  
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fish   trondro, hazan-drano  
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bird   vorona  
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dog   alika, amboa  
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louse   hao  
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snake   bibilava  
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worm   kankana  
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tree   hazo  
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forest   ala  
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stick   kibay, tehina  
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fruit   voankazo  
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seed   voa  
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leaf   ravina  
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root   faka, fototra  
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bark (of a tree)   hodi-kazo  
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flower   voninkazo  
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grass   ahitra, bozaka  
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rope   tady  
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skin   hoditra  
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meat   hena  
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blood   ra  
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bone   taolana  
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fat (noun)   taviny  
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egg   atody  
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horn   tandroka  
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tail   rambo  
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feather   penina, volom-borona  
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hair   bolo  
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head   loha  
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ear   sofina  
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eye   maso  
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nose   orona  
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mouth   vava  
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tooth   nify  
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tongue (organ)   lela  
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fingernail   hoho  
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foot   tongotra  
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leg   ranjo  
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knee   lohalika  
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hand   tanana  
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wing   elatra  
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belly   kibo  
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guts   tsinay  
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neck   vozona, tenda  
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back   lamosina  
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breast   tratra  
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heart   fo  
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liver   aty  
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to drink   misotro  
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to eat   mihinana  
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to bite   manaikitra  
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to suck   mifiaka  
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to spit   mandrehoka  
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to vomit   mandoa  
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to blow   mitsoka  
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to breathe   miaina, misefo  
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to laugh   hehy, tokelaka  
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to see   mahita  
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to hear   maheno  
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to know   mahafantatra  
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to think   mieritreritra  
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to smell   manambolo  
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to fear   matahotra, manahy  
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to sleep   matory  
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to live   velona  
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to die   nodimandry, maty  
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to kill   mamono, mahafaty  
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to fight   miady  
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to hunt   mihaza  
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to hit   mikapoka  
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to cut   mandidy  
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to split   mamaky  
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to stab   manatsatoka antsy  
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to scratch   mikiky, mikaoka  
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to dig   mihady, mandavaka  
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to swim   milomano  
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to fly   manidina  
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to walk   mandeha  
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to come   avy, tonga, tamy  
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to lie (as in a bed)   mivelatra (action)  
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to sit   mipetraka (action)  
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to stand   mifoha, mitsangana (action)  
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to turn (intransitive)   mihodina  
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to fall   mianjera  
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to give   manome  
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to hold   mitantana  
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to squeeze   mandray  
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to rub   manakasoka  
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to wash   manasa  
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to wipe   mamafa  
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to pull   mitifitra  
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to push   manosika  
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to throw   manoraka  
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to tie   mamehy, mamatotra  
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to sew   manjaitra  
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to count   manisa  
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to say   milaza, miteny  
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to sing   mihira, mikalo  
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to play   milalao  
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to float   mitsinkafona  
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to flow   mikoriana  
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to freeze   mandry  
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to swell   mibontsina  
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sun   masoandro  
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moon   volana  
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star   kintana  
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water   rano  
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rain   orana  
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river   renirano  
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lake   kamory, farihy  
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sea   ranomasina, riaka  
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salt   sira  
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stone   vato  
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sand   fasika  
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dust   vovoka  
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earth   tany  
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cloud   rahona  
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fog   zavona  
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sky   lanitra  
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wind   rivotra  
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snow   ranomandry, lanezy  
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ice   rano mandry  
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smoke   setroka  
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fire   afo  
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ash   lavenona  
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to burn   may  
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road   lalana  
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mountain   tondrombohitra  
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red   mena  
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green   maitso  
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yellow   mavo  
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white   fotsy  
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black   mainty  
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night   alina  
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day   andro  
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year   taona  
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warm   mafana  
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cold   mangatsiaka  
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full   feno  
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new   vaovao  
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old   antitra, tonta  
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good   tsara  
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bad   ratsy  
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rotten   bobongolo (mouldy)  
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dirty   maloto  
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straight   mahitsy  
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round   boribory  
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sharp (as a knife)   maranitra  
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dull (as a knife)   dombo  
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smooth   malama  
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wet   mando  
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dry   maina  
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correct   mendrika  
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near   akaiky  
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far   lavitra  
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right   havanana  
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left   havia  
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at   izy (postposition)  
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in   anaty  
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with   amin'ny  
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and   sy, ary  
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if   raha  
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because   satria  
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name   anarana  
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