Swadesh S 100-Word List

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 Gudshinsky’s 200-word list of basic vocabulary (alphabetical, with some additions) 1. all 30. count 59. float 2. and 31. cut 60. flow 3. animal 32. dance 61. flower 4. ashes 33. day 62. fog 5. at 34. die 63. foot 6. back 35. dig 64. four 7. bad 36. dirty 65. freeze 8. bark 37. dog 66. fruit 9. because 38. drink 67. full 10. belly 39. dry 68. give 11. big 40. dull 69. good 12. bird 41. dust 70. grass 13. bite 42. ear 71. green 14. black 43. earth 72. guts 15. blood 44. eat 73. hair 16. blood 45. egg 74. hand 17. blow 46. eight 75. he 18. bone 47. eye 76. head 19. breast 48. fall 77. hear 20. breathe 49. far 78. heart 21. brother 50. fat/grease 79. heavy 22. burn 51. father 80. here 23. child 52. fear 81. hit 24. clothing 53. feather 82. hold/take 25. cloud 54. few 83. horn 26. claw 55. fight 84. how 27. cold 56. fire 85. hundred 28. come 57. fish 86. hunt 29. cook 58. five 87. husband 88. I 119. not 150. sister 89. ice 120. old 151. sit 90. if 121. one 152. skin 91. in 122. other 153. sky 92. kill 123. person 154. sleep 93. knee 124. play 155. small 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 181. thick 212. with 182. thin 213. woman 183. think 214. woods 184. this 215. work 185. thou 216. worm 186. three 217. ye 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