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* Acronyms
* Acronyms
* Automatic phrases
* Body
* Body
* Clothing and ornamentation
* Clothing and ornamentation
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* Emotions and values
* Emotions and values
* Expletives and intensifiers
* Expletives and intensifiers
* Expressions
* Fauna (animals)
* Fauna (animals)
* Flora
* Flora
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* '''Usage notes'''.
* '''Usage notes'''.
Ik wil ît it if it is în weynig bît (''I will eat it if it's a small beetroot'').
Ik wil ît it if it is în weynig bît (''I will eat it if it's a small beetroot'').

== Automatic phrases ==
Automatic phrases, also known as formulaic language or embolalia, include interjections, idioms, proverbs, tongue twisters, and fillers.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Term
!Form
!Translation
!Etymology
!Usage notes
|-
!Ik wil ît it if it is în weynig bît
|Tongue twister
|I will eat it if it's a small beetroot
|
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|}


== Body ==
== Body ==
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|Shit, crap
|Shit, crap
|From Dutch ''stront''
|From Dutch ''stront''
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== Expressions ==
Expressions, also known as formulaic language or embolalia, include interjections, idioms, proverbs, tongue twisters, and fillers.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Term
!Form
!Translation
!Etymology
!Usage notes
|-
!Ik wil ît it if it is în weynig bît
|Tongue twister
|I will eat it if it's a small beetroot
|
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|}
|}