Bentovian/Swadesh list
1-19 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
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| 1 | I | šii | si | xi (informal), vael (formal) | ||
| 2 | thou | mai | mei | mae (informal), zatj (formal) | ||
| 3 | he; she; it | mpa | mpa (animate) | bae | ||
| 4 | we | taa | ta | to | ||
| 5 | you | nsaa | nßa | zo | ||
| 6 | they | ntompa | sjuna | |||
| 7 | this | mpaaj | mpai | bae | ||
| 8 | that | hia | hie | hjeo, hi | ||
| 9 | here | saam | ßahm | som | ||
| 10 | there | hiim | hihm | him | ||
| 11 | who | laat | laht | lot | ||
| 12 | what | laa | loj | what: loe; which/what kind of X: lod | ||
| 13 | where | laam | lahm | lom | ||
| 14 | when | laaši | lähs | loex | ||
| 15 | how | laani | lahne | loen | ||
| 16 | not | ma | si | |||
| 17 | all | nar | nard | |||
| 18 | many | stal | stal | |||
| 19 | some | ihb | iv | |||
20-39 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 20 | few | ag | ag | |||
| 21 | other | muhd | mud | |||
| 22 | one | soť | ßoz | seots | ||
| 23 | two | klia | klie | kljeo | ||
| 24 | three | skaa | ska | sko | ||
| 25 | four | mooj | moj | moe | ||
| 26 | five | fahw | fa | fah | ||
| 27 | big | halm | sjev | |||
| 28 | long | nameß | nams | |||
| 29 | wide | jabeng | javng | |||
| 30 | thick | ntihmer | dimar | |||
| 31 | heavy | ptung | pteung | |||
| 32 | small | rähr | zjer | |||
| 33 | short | ähng | aeng | |||
| 34 | narrow | seb | xeov | |||
| 35 | thin | nßas | zax | |||
| 36 | woman | Juß | jus | |||
| 37 | man (male) |
Zal | teuk | |||
| 38 | person | Rahg | zjog | |||
| 39 | child (a youth) |
Ntrahg | keofts | drauk | ||
40-59 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 40 | wife | Juß | zjeosm | |||
| 41 | husband | Zal | burad | |||
| 42 | mother | Mehng | mjeng | |||
| 43 | father | Behng | bjeng | |||
| 44 | animal | Junted | jeondad | |||
| 45 | fish | Ftie | ftje | |||
| 46 | bird | Niu | ny | |||
| 47 | dog | Ntrö | droe | |||
| 48 | louse | ẞähn | sjan | |||
| 49 | snake | Oum | om | |||
| 50 | worm | Tähr | taezj | |||
| 51 | tree | nsaati | Nßäht | zjet | ziiθ | |
| 52 | forest | Pank | pangk | |||
| 53 | stick (of wood) |
ẞihng | sing | |||
| 54 | fruit | Nzap | djap | |||
| 55 | seed | Enten | jeontn | |||
| 56 | leaf | iim | Ihm | im | ||
| 57 | root | Habet | havat | |||
| 58 | bark (of tree) |
Rähng | rjang | |||
| 59 | flower | Swio | svjo | |||
60-79 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 60 | grass | ẞei | sae | |||
| 61 | rope | Ntio | djo | |||
| 62 | skin (of a person) |
Sem | xjeom | |||
| 63 | meat (as in flesh) |
Ihs | ix | |||
| 64 | blood | Tqueb | tkjeov | |||
| 65 | bone | Wäker | vaekar | |||
| 66 | fat (noun) |
Tliu | tlju | |||
| 67 | egg | Que | kvje | |||
| 68 | horn | Fies | fjes | |||
| 69 | tail | Suong | xong | |||
| 70 | feather (rather not down) |
Wöll | voel | |||
| 71 | hair | Höß | hosj | |||
| 72 | head | Fnah | fnah | |||
| 73 | ear | Pihr | pir | |||
| 74 | eye | Gul | geol | |||
| 75 | nose | Ihlt | ilt | |||
| 76 | mouth | Mpoh | boh | |||
| 77 | tooth (rather not molar) |
Nßu | zu | |||
| 78 | tongue | War | vazj | |||
| 79 | fingernail | bong-ram | ||||
80-99 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 80 | foot | Kehr | kjer | |||
| 81 | leg | hop | ||||
| 82 | knee | hjungan | ||||
| 83 | hand | bong | ||||
| 84 | wing | ljezj | ||||
| 85 | belly | xeo | ||||
| 86 | guts | psan | ||||
| 87 | neck | ktat | ||||
| 88 | back | fleh | ||||
| 89 | breast | xeunar | ||||
| 90 | heart | leog | ||||
| 91 | liver | od | ||||
| 92 | to drink | vjeok | ||||
| 93 | to eat | am | ||||
| 94 | to bite | aek | ||||
| 95 | to suck | blak | ||||
| 96 | to spit | pah | ||||
| 97 | to vomit | hvae | ||||
| 98 | to blow (as wind) |
drjeoh | ||||
| 99 | to breathe | vih | ||||
100-119 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 100 | to laugh | hjever | ||||
| 101 | to see | tuk | ||||
| 102 | to hear | ry | ||||
| 103 | to know (a fact) |
sjeo | ||||
| 104 | to think | gdeoz | ||||
| 105 | to smell (sense odor) |
dil | ||||
| 106 | to fear | tmje | ||||
| 107 | to sleep | blae | ||||
| 108 | to live | jeond | ||||
| 109 | to die | zje | ||||
| 110 | to kill | snjeoh | ||||
| 111 | to fight | goetar | ||||
| 112 | to hunt (transitive) |
djung | ||||
| 113 | to hit | hak | ||||
| 114 | to cut | hetj | ||||
| 115 | to split | draen | ||||
| 116 | to stab (or stick) |
tnjok | ||||
| 117 | to scratch (an itch) |
syrk | ||||
| 118 | to dig | tnos | ||||
| 119 | to swim | gju | ||||
120-139 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 120 | to fly | |||||
| 121 | to walk | |||||
| 122 | to come | |||||
| 123 | to lie (as on one's side) |
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| 124 | to sit | tjor | ||||
| 125 | to stand | |||||
| 126 | to turn (change direction) |
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| 127 | to fall (as in drop) |
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| 128 | to give | |||||
| 129 | to hold (in one's hand) |
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| 130 | to squeeze | |||||
| 131 | to rub | |||||
| 132 | to wash | |||||
| 133 | to wipe | |||||
| 134 | to pull | |||||
| 135 | to push | |||||
| 136 | to throw | |||||
| 137 | to tie | |||||
| 138 | to sew | |||||
| 139 | to count | |||||
140-159 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 140 | to say | |||||
| 141 | to sing | |||||
| 142 | to play | |||||
| 143 | to float | |||||
| 144 | to flow | |||||
| 145 | to freeze | |||||
| 146 | to swell | |||||
| 147 | sun | pes | Peß | pjeos | ||
| 148 | moon | tuud | Tuhd | tud | ||
| 149 | star | hjev | ||||
| 150 | water | niim | Nihm | nim | ||
| 151 | to rain | sun | ||||
| 152 | river | brjeong | ||||
| 153 | lake | |||||
| 154 | sea (as in ocean) |
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| 155 | salt | |||||
| 156 | stone | pazjar | ||||
| 157 | sand | |||||
| 158 | dust | |||||
| 159 | earth (as in soil) |
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160-179 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 160 | cloud | |||||
| 161 | fog | |||||
| 162 | sky | sjeong | ||||
| 163 | wind (as in breeze) |
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| 164 | snow | |||||
| 165 | ice | |||||
| 166 | smoke | |||||
| 167 | fire | |||||
| 168 | ashes | |||||
| 169 | to burn (intransitive) |
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| 170 | road | |||||
| 171 | mountain | |||||
| 172 | red | |||||
| 173 | green | |||||
| 174 | yellow | |||||
| 175 | white | |||||
| 176 | black | |||||
| 177 | night | |||||
| 178 | day (daytime) |
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| 179 | year | |||||
180-199 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 180 | warm (as in weather) |
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| 181 | cold (as in weather) |
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| 182 | full | |||||
| 183 | new | |||||
| 184 | old | |||||
| 185 | good | ša | sa | xa | ||
| 186 | bad | nzour | muk | |||
| 187 | rotten (as, a log) |
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| 188 | dirty | |||||
| 189 | straight | |||||
| 190 | round | |||||
| 191 | sharp (as a knife) |
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| 192 | dull (as a knife) |
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| 193 | smooth | |||||
| 194 | wet | |||||
| 195 | dry (adjective) |
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| 196 | right (correct) |
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| 197 | near | |||||
| 198 | far | |||||
| 199 | right (side) |
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200-207 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
| 200 | left (side) |
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| 201 | at | je | ||||
| 202 | in | ha | ||||
| 203 | with (accompanying) |
sae | ||||
| 204 | and | ti | ||||
| 205 | if | sjeol | ||||
| 206 | because | dmu | ||||
| 207 | name | iink | Ihnk | ink |