Dothraki Swadesh List
It's customary in linguistic fieldwork to translate the Swadesh list into whichever language one is working on in order to get a sense of its phonological character. In keeping with that tradition, I present here the 207 word Swadesh list translated into Dothraki.
# English Dothraki # English Dothraki # English Dothraki 1 I anha 70 feather feldekh 139 count sanneyalat
2 you (sg.) yer 71 hair noreth 140 say astat
3 she/he me 72 head nhare 141 sing hoyalat
4 we kisha 73 ear chare 142 play ammemat
5 you (pl.) yeri 74 eye tih 143 float qayelat
6 they mori 75 nose riv 144 flow vithalat
7 this jin 76 mouth gomma 145 freeze jesholat
8 that haz 77 tooth vorto 146 swell mesolat
9 here jinne 78 tongue lekh 147 sun shekh
10 there hazze 79 nail tirikh 148 moon jalan
11 who fin 80 foot rhae 149 star shierak
12 what fini 81 leg rhae 150 water eveth
13 where finne 82 knee vem 151 rain eyel
14 when affin 83 hand qora 152 river ashefa
15 how kifinosi 84 wing felde 153 lake tozara
16 not vos 85 stomach gango 154 sea havazh
17 all ei 86 intestines gaoli 155 salt zhif
18 many san 87 neck lenta 156 stone negwin
19 some loy 88 back irge 157 sand qeshah
20 few loy 89 breast odaya 158 dust vod
21 other eshna 90 heart zhor 159 earth sorfo
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# English Dothraki # English Dothraki # English Dothraki 22 one at 91 liver cheno 160 cloud fas
23 two akat 92 drink indelat 161 fog devesh
24 three sen 93 eat adakhat 162 sky asavva
25 four tor 94 bite ostat 163 wind chaf
26 five mek 95 suck oshat 164 snow ahesh
27 big zhokwa 96 spit sikhtelat 165 ice jesh
28 long neak 97 vomit qwehat 166 smoke fih
29 wide ovah 98 blow holat 167 fire vorsa
30 thick nroj 99 breathe leshitat 168 ashes ikh
31 heavy ohazh 100 laugh jasat 169 burn virsalat
32 small naqis 101 see tihat 170 road os
33 short fitte 102 hear charat 171 mountain krazaaj
34 narrow thif 103 know nesat 172 red virzeth
35 thin redda 104 think dirgat 173 green dahaan
36 woman chiori 105 smell achralat 174 yellow veltor
37 man mahrazh 106 fear rokhat 175 white zasqa
38 person voj 107 sleep remekat 176 black kazga
39 child yalli 108 live thirat 177 night ajjalan
40 wife chiorikem 109 die drivolat 178 day asshekh
41 husband mahrazhkem 110 kill drozhat 179 year firesof
42 mother mai 111 fight lajat 180 warm afazhi
43 father ave 112 hunt fonat 181 cold fish
44 animal rhoa 113 hit lojat 182 full nir
45 fish eshina 114 cut rissat 183 new sash
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# English Dothraki # English Dothraki # English Dothraki 46 bird zir 115 split sachat 184 old foz
47 dog jano 116 stab vindelat 185 good erin
48 louse glen 117 scratch efesalat 186 bad mel
49 snake gezri 118 dig hilelat 187 rotten rikh
50 worm khewo 119 swim zerqolat 188 dirty sorf
51 tree feshith 120 fly ovethat 189 straight nris
52 forest qevir 121 walk ifat 190 round fir
53 stick korikh 122 come jadat 191 sharp has
54 fruit yot 123 lie chilat 192 dull flech
55 seed elain 124 sit annevalat 193 smooth es
56 leaf daeni 125 stand kovarat 194 wet diwe
57 root garfoth 126 turn notat 195 dry ath
58 bark dishah 127 fall arthasat 196 correct jil
59 flower halah 128 give azhat 197 near qisi
60 grass hranna 129 hold loshat 198 far hezhah
61 rope fiez 130 squeeze efat 199 right haje
62 skin ilek 131 rub oldat 200 left sindarine
63 meat gavat 132 wash affisat 201 at she
64 blood qoy 133 wipe nofilat 202 in mra
65 bone tolorro 134 pull jesat 203 with ma
66 fat oiro 135 push gidat 204 and ma
67 egg gale 136 throw ovvethat 205 if hash
68 horn chiva 137 tie liwalat 206 because haji
69 tail eve 138 sew madat 207 name hake
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