Wena/Swadesh list
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No. | English | Wena |
---|---|---|
1 | I | na |
2 | you (singular) | wa |
3 | he | de |
4 | we | wena, wana |
5 | you (plural) | wewa, wede |
6 | they | dwe, de (we) |
7 | this | hi, hina |
8 | that | hi, hiwa, hide |
9 | here | lu hi
lu hina |
10 | there | lu hi, lu hiwa, lu hide |
11 | who | ma, ngo ma, mango, ma ngo |
12 | what | ma, nu ma, manu, ma nu |
13 | where | lu ma, ma i lyu, lyu i ma |
14 | when | ma i nyo, nyo i ma |
15 | how | ma i ndo, ndo i ma |
16 | not | ze |
17 | all | va, vandya, vawe |
18 | many | bawe |
19 | some | nwawe, nwandya |
20 | few | giwe |
21 | other | bya |
22 | one | nwa |
23 | two | gwa |
24 | three | wege |
25 | four | wendo |
26 | five | wembe |
27 | big | da |
28 | long | dahwi |
29 | wide | davyo |
30 | thick | davyo, go vyada |
31 | heavy | ndandu |
32 | small | di |
33 | short | dihwi, ndudi |
34 | narrow | divyo |
35 | thin | divyo |
36 | woman | la |
37 | man | hu |
38 | person (human being) | ngo |
39 | child | dingo, didi |
40 | wife | la |
41 | husband | hu |
42 | mother | ama, lazye |
43 | father | aba, huzye |
44 | animal | zondi, mbi, nya |
45 | fish | gwi |
46 | bird | hye |
47 | dog | eme, omo |
48 | louse | udu, emba |
49 | snake | mbihwi, nyahwi |
50 | worm | nyahwi, nyahwi zevwe |
51 | tree | vya, vyada |
52 | forest | buvyada, ndyovyada, bunggwemba |
53 | stick | nggo, nggonggo, nggovya |
54 | fruit | nwe |
55 | seed | genwe |
56 | leaf | lya, lyalya, lavya |
57 | root | duvya, nduvya |
58 | bark (of a tree) | hwo, hwovya hwovyada, |
59 | flower | aha |
60 | grass | vyandu |
61 | rope | hwi, hwida |
62 | skin | hwo, hwongo, hwombi |
63 | meat | mbi, mbimo |
64 | blood | vovo, zwavo, zwavondi, zwandivo |
65 | bone | gendi |
66 | fat (noun) | mwindi |
67 | egg | dyehye |
68 | horn | nggozyo |
69 | tail | nggobwe |
70 | feather | lya, lyahye |
71 | hair | hwi, hwizyo, hwi zyo, hwindi, hwi ndi |
72 | head | zyo |
73 | ear | mwogyu, zwogyu |
74 | eye | dyevwe |
75 | nose | mwoni |
76 | mouth | mbwa |
77 | tooth | gembwa |
78 | tongue (organ) | mimbwa |
79 | fingernail | genggombe |
80 | foot | mbengwo, mbe ngwo, du |
81 | leg | ngwo |
82 | knee | vungwa ngwo |
83 | hand | mbe |
84 | wing | ngyehye |
85 | belly | mindi |
86 | guts | mindimindi |
87 | neck | nduzyo |
88 | back | bwe |
89 | breast | mwomwo |
90 | heart | vuzyezo |
91 | liver | vumiho, ade |
92 | to drink | mo, mozwa |
93 | to eat | mo, mombi, monwe, monggi |
94 | to bite | gumbwa |
95 | to suck | ba dyoni, ba dyozwa, dyomba (ya) ni, dyombani |
96 | to spit | nombwa (ya) zwa, nombwazwa |
97 | to vomit | nombwa ((ya) gi zyamo), nombwamo |
98 | to blow | nombwa (ya) nini, nombwani |
99 | to breathe | nodyoni |
100 | to laugh | hoho |
101 | to see | vwe |
102 | to hear | gyu |
103 | to know | mu |
104 | to think | vwemi, vwezyo |
105 | to smell | nwini |
106 | to fear | nggyu |
107 | to sleep | lwe |
108 | to live | zandi |
109 | to die | li nwo, linwo |
110 | to kill | ngu, zyenwo, ngwa |
111 | to fight | gugu (zyige), gunge (zyige) |
112 | to hunt | ngge |
113 | to hit | gu |
114 | to cut | ngwa, ngwahwi, ngwahwo |
115 | to split | zyegwavu, ngwagwavu |
116 | to stab | gunggyo, gunggyodi |
117 | to scratch | |
118 | to dig | zyezwobu |
119 | to swim | zozwa |
120 | to fly | zoni |
121 | to walk | zongwo |
122 | to come | zo, zo hina |
123 | to lie (as in a bed) | ndundi |
124 | to sit | ndubwe |
125 | to stand | zwindi |
126 | to turn (intransitive) | zoyobwe, li yobwe, zogodye |
127 | to fall | lindu |
128 | to give | no |
129 | to hold | za |
130 | to squeeze | gibwa |
131 | to rub | |
132 | to wash | zyembwi, zwezwa zyembwi |
133 | to wipe | |
134 | to pull | |
135 | to push | |
136 | to throw | zyezoni |
137 | to tie | zwehwi, zwehwi zyedyu |
138 | to sew | zwehwi, zwehwi zyenwa, zwehwimi, zwenggyohwi |
139 | to count | ngewe |
140 | to say | nge |
141 | to sing | ngebwi |
142 | to play | bwi |
143 | to float | lu yozwa |
144 | to flow | zo, zwazo |
145 | to freeze | ligegye, li gezwa |
146 | to swell | lida, lidye |
147 | sun | gya |
148 | moon | myo |
149 | star | myodi |
150 | water | zwa, zwazwa, zwangyu |
151 | rain | zwa, zwali, zwalindu |
152 | river | zwazo |
153 | lake | zwambo, zwamboda |
154 | sea | zwada |
155 | salt | ngyu |
156 | stone | ge
gege |
157 | sand | ndyogedi, mbwo gedi |
158 | dust | ndyogedidi, mbwo gedidi |
159 | earth | bu, mbwo bu, vabu, dyebu |
160 | cloud | zwazwi, vezwi, dwozwi |
161 | fog | zwani |
162 | sky | zwi, zwizwi, yozwi |
163 | wind | nizo |
164 | snow | vegye |
165 | ice | gezwa, zwage |
166 | smoke | byevwo, dwovwo |
167 | fire | vwo |
168 | ash | vevwo |
169 | to burn | vwo, nevwo, zyevwo |
170 | road | ndo, ndozo, ndoda, ndodyazo |
171 | mountain | mwoda, mwobu, mwobuda |
172 | red | vo |
173 | green | myu, myuvya |
174 | yellow | vwa |
175 | white | ve |
176 | black | dwo |
177 | night | nyodwo, owo |
178 | day | nyogya, gya, a- |
179 | year | nyoda |
180 | warm | gi govwo |
181 | cold | gye |
182 | full | nggwe zwomi |
183 | new | lye, gizili |
184 | old | bazili, zinye lu bandya nyo |
185 | good | ho |
186 | bad | vi |
187 | rotten | vwi |
188 | dirty | vwi
lyu vwi lyu bu lyu mbwobu |
189 | straight | lwinggyo
lwinggoho |
190 | round | dye |
191 | sharp (as a knife) | mwe zomi |
192 | dull (as a knife) | zemwe zomi |
193 | smooth | hohwo |
194 | wet | lyuzwa |
195 | dry | nggezwa
ngge zwa |
196 | correct | ndwa |
197 | near | ndye |
198 | far | ngwengwe |
199 | right | lu vyonggwo |
200 | left | lu vyongya |
201 | at | lu |
202 | in | lu
lu mi |
203 | with | me
zwe |
204 | and | gwe |
205 | if | ha
wi |
206 | because | u zye i yu |
207 | name | dyi |