The document lists Swadesh's 100-word list, which is a list of basic vocabulary words intended to elicit basic cognates among languages. The list is divided into two sections, with the first section containing nouns and the second containing additional basic words and concepts.
The document lists Swadesh's 100-word list, which is a list of basic vocabulary words intended to elicit basic cognates among languages. The list is divided into two sections, with the first section containing nouns and the second containing additional basic words and concepts.
The document lists Swadesh's 100-word list, which is a list of basic vocabulary words intended to elicit basic cognates among languages. The list is divided into two sections, with the first section containing nouns and the second containing additional basic words and concepts.
The document lists Swadesh's 100-word list, which is a list of basic vocabulary words intended to elicit basic cognates among languages. The list is divided into two sections, with the first section containing nouns and the second containing additional basic words and concepts.
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Swadesh’s 100-word list
1. I 31. bone 61. die 91. black
2. thou 32. grease 62. kill 92. night 3. we 33. egg 63. swim 93. hot 4. this 34. horn 64. fly 94. cold 5. that 35. tail 65. walk 95. full 6. who? 36. feather 66. come 96. new 7. what? 37. hair 67. lie 97. good 8. not 38. head 68. sit 98. round 9. all 39. ear 69. stand 99. dry 10. many 40. eye 70. give 100. name 11. one 41. nose 71. say 12. two 42. mouth 72. sun 13. big 43. tooth 73. moon 14. long 44. tongue 74. star 15. small 45. fingernail 75. water 16. woman 46. foot 76. rain 17. man 47. knee 77. stone 18. person 48. hand 78. sand 19. fish 49. belly 79. earth 20. bird 50. neck 80. cloud 21. dog 51. breasts 81. smoke 22. louse 52. heart 82. fire 23. tree 53. liver 83. ash 24. seed 54. drink 84. burn 25. leaf 55. eat 85. path 26. root 56. bite 86. mountain 27. bark 57. see 87. red 28. skin 58. hear 88. green 29. flesh 59. know 89. yellow 30. blood 60. sleep 90. white 1. all 32. dance 63. foot 2. and 33. day 64. four 3. animal 34. die 65. freeze 4. ashes 35. dig 66. fruit 5. at 36. dirty 67. full 6. back 37. dog 68. give 7. bad 38. drink 69. good 8. bark 39. dry 70. grass 9. because 40. dull 71. green 10. belly 41. dust 72. guts 11. big 42. ear 73. hair 12. bird 43. earth 74. hand 13. bite 44. eat 75. he 14. black 45. egg 76. head 15. blood 46. eight 77. hear 16. blood 47. eye 78. heart 17. blow 48. fall 79. heavy 18. bone 49. far 80. here 19. breast 50. fat/grease 81. hit 20. breathe 51. father 82. hold/take 21. brother 52. fear 83. horn 22. burn 53. feather 84. how 23. child 54. few 85. hundred 24. clothing 55. fight 86. hunt 25. cloud 56. fire 87. husband 26. claw 57. fish 88. I 27. cold 58. five 89. ice 28. come 59. float 90. if 29. cook 60. flow 91. in 30. count 61. flower 92. kill 31. cut 62. fog 93. knee 94. know 125. pull 156. smell 95. lake 126. push 157. smoke 96. laugh 127. rain 158. smooth 97. leaf 128. red 159. snake 98. left side 129. right (correct) 160. snow 99. leg 130. right (side) 161. some 100. lie 131. river 162. spear 101. live 132. road 163. spit 102. liver 133. root 164. split 103. long 134. rope 165. squeeze 104. louse 135. rotten 166. stab/pierce 105. man/male 136. rub 167. stand 106. many 137. salt 168. star 107. meat/flesh 138. sand 169. stick 108. moon 139. say 170. stone 109. mother 140. scratch 171. straight 110. mountain 141. sea 172. suck 111. mouth 142. see 173. sun 112. name 143. seed 174. swell 113. narrow 144. seven 175. swim 114. near 145. sew 176. tail 115. neck 146. sharp 177. ten 116. new 147. shoot 178. that 117. night 148. short 179. there 118. nose 149. sing 180. they 119. not 150. sister 181. thick 120. old 151. sit 182. thin 121. one 152. skin 183. think 122. other 153. sky 184. this 123. person 154. sleep 185. thou 124. play 155. small 186. three 187. throw 218. year 188. tie 189. tongue 190. tooth 191. tree 192. turn 193. twenty 194. two 195. vomit 196. walk 197. warm 198. wash 199. water 200. we 201. wet 202. what? 203. when? 204. where? 205. white 206. who? 207. wide 208. wife 209. wind 210. wing 211. wipe 212. with 213. woman 214. woods 215. work 216. worm 217. ye