Bentovian/Swadesh list
Needs more umlaut
1-19 |
English | PWio | Wiobian | Tsjoen | Feiden | Æ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | sjii | si | xi (informal), vael (formal) | sai | |
| 2 | thou | mai | mei | mae (informal), zatj (formal) | mei | |
| 3 | he; she; it | mpa | mpa (animate) | bae | hi | |
| 4 | we | taa | ta | to | θau | |
| 5 | you | djaa | dja | zjo | śau | |
| 6 | they | ntompa | sjuna | |||
| 7 | this | mpaaj | mpai | bae | bai | |
| 8 | that | hia | hie | hjeo, hi | hi | |
| 9 | here | saam | ßahm | som | xaum | |
| 10 | there | hiim | hihm | him | haim | |
| 11 | who | laat | laht | lot | laut | |
| 12 | what | laa | loj | what: loe; which/what kind of X: lod | lau | |
| 13 | where | lam | lam | lam | lam | |
| 14 | when | laasji | lähs | loex | liis | |
| 15 | how | laani | lahne | loen | liin | |
| 16 | not | maa | ma | si | mau | |
| 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 | skau | |
| 25 | four | mooj | moj | moe | mai | |
| 26 | five | fahw | fa | fah | fah | |
| 27 | big | halm | sjev | |||
| 28 | long | nameß | nams | |||
| 29 | wide | jabeng | javng | |||
| 30 | thick | ntihmer | dimar | |||
| 31 | heavy | ptung | pteung | |||
| 32 | small | rjaari | rähr | zjer | ||
| 33 | short | ähng | aeng | |||
| 34 | narrow | seb | xeov | |||
| 35 | thin | nßas | zax | |||
| 36 | woman | Juß | jus | |||
| 37 | man (male) |
Zal | teuk | hal | ||
| 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 | drain | |||
| 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 | sja | 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 |
Todo: check against Tsjoen, e.g. Wiob ai, ei ~ Tsjoen ae
| No. | English | Wiobian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | si |
| 2 | you (singular) | mei |
| 3 | he | mpa |
| 4 | we | ta |
| 5 | you (plural) | nßa |
| 6 | they | ntompa |
| 7 | this | mpai |
| 8 | that | hie |
| 9 | here | ßahm |
| 10 | there | hihm |
| 11 | who | laht |
| 12 | what | loj |
| 13 | where | lam |
| 14 | when | lahs |
| 15 | how | lahne |
| 16 | not | ma |
| 17 | all | nar |
| 18 | many | stal |
| 19 | some | ihb |
| 20 | few | ag |
| 21 | other | muhd |
| 22 | one | ßoz |
| 23 | two | klie |
| 24 | three | ska |
| 25 | four | moj |
| 26 | five | fa |
| 27 | big | halm |
| 28 | long | nameß |
| 29 | wide | jahbeng |
| 30 | thick | ntihmer |
| 31 | heavy | ptung |
| 32 | small | rähr |
| 33 | short | ähn |
| 34 | narrow | seb |
| 35 | thin | nßas |
| 36 | woman | Juß |
| 37 | man (adult male) | Zal |
| 38 | man (human being) | Rog |
| 39 | child | Kufß |
| 40 | wife | Juß |
| 41 | husband | Zal |
| 42 | mother | Mähng |
| 43 | father | Bähng |
| 44 | animal | Junted |
| 45 | fish | Ftie |
| 46 | bird | Niu |
| 47 | dog | Ntrö |
| 48 | louse | Ssähn |
| 49 | snake | Oum |
| 50 | worm | Tähr |
| 51 | tree | Parer |
| 52 | forest | Pank |
| 53 | stick | Ssihng |
| 54 | fruit | Naßp |
| 55 | seed | Enten |
| 56 | leaf | Ihm |
| 57 | root | Hebet |
| 58 | bark (of a tree) | Rähng |
| 59 | flower | Swio |
| 60 | grass | Ssä |
| 61 | rope | Ntio |
| 62 | skin | Sem |
| 63 | meat | Ihs |
| 64 | blood | Tqueb |
| 65 | bone | Wäker |
| 66 | fat (noun) | Tliu |
| 67 | egg | Keh |
| 68 | horn | Fies |
| 69 | tail | Suong |
| 70 | feather | Wöll |
| 71 | hair | Höß |
| 72 | head | Fnah |
| 73 | ear | Pihr |
| 74 | eye | Gul |
| 75 | nose | Ihlt |
| 76 | mouth | Mpoh |
| 77 | tooth | Nßu |
| 78 | tongue (organ) | War |
| 79 | fingernail | nys-ram |
| 80 | foot | Kehr |
| 81 | leg | Houp |
| 82 | knee | Hiungen |
| 83 | hand | Mpahng |
| 84 | wing | Leir |
| 85 | belly | So |
| 86 | guts | Psan |
| 87 | neck | Ktat |
| 88 | back | Mfläh |
| 89 | breast | Seir |
| 90 | heart | Lug |
| 91 | liver | Oud |
| 92 | to drink | wik |
| 93 | to eat | am |
| 94 | to bite | eik |
| 95 | to suck | mflak |
| 96 | to spit | pah |
| 97 | to vomit | hwei |
| 98 | to blow | drih |
| 99 | to breathe | wih |
| 100 | to laugh | hehber |
| 101 | to see | tuhk |
| 102 | to hear | rü |
| 103 | to know | ßi |
| 104 | to think | gdunß |
| 105 | to smell | dihl |
| 106 | to fear | tmei |
| 107 | to sleep | blei |
| 108 | to live | junt |
| 109 | to die | rei |
| 110 | to kill | snib |
| 111 | to fight | plont |
| 112 | to hunt | diung |
| 113 | to hit | hak |
| 114 | to cut | hät |
| 115 | to split | nköhter |
| 116 | to stab | tnjok |
| 117 | to scratch | ßürk |
| 118 | to dig | tnohß |
| 119 | to swim | giu |
| 120 | to fly | |
| 121 | to walk | smein |
| 122 | to come | fiunt |
| 123 | to lie (as in a bed) | |
| 124 | to sit | tior |
| 125 | to stand | |
| 126 | to turn (intransitive) | |
| 127 | to fall | |
| 128 | to give | |
| 129 | to hold | |
| 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 | to say | |
| 141 | to sing | |
| 142 | to play | |
| 143 | to float | |
| 144 | to flow | |
| 145 | to freeze | |
| 146 | to swell | |
| 147 | sun | Pit |
| 148 | moon | Tuhd |
| 149 | star | Hehb |
| 150 | water | Nihm |
| 151 | rain | Suhn |
| 152 | river | Bring |
| 153 | lake | |
| 154 | sea | |
| 155 | salt | |
| 156 | stone | |
| 157 | sand | |
| 158 | dust | |
| 159 | earth | |
| 160 | cloud | |
| 161 | fog | |
| 162 | sky | Ssing |
| 163 | wind | |
| 164 | snow | |
| 165 | ice | |
| 166 | smoke | |
| 167 | fire | |
| 168 | ash | |
| 169 | to burn | |
| 170 | road | |
| 171 | mountain | |
| 172 | red | |
| 173 | green | |
| 174 | yellow | |
| 175 | white | |
| 176 | black | |
| 177 | night | |
| 178 | day | |
| 179 | year | |
| 180 | warm | |
| 181 | cold | |
| 182 | full | |
| 183 | new | |
| 184 | old | |
| 185 | good | sa |
| 186 | bad | nzour |
| 187 | rotten | |
| 188 | dirty | |
| 189 | straight | |
| 190 | round | fljeongar |
| 191 | sharp (as a knife) | |
| 192 | dull (as a knife) | |
| 193 | smooth | |
| 194 | wet | |
| 195 | dry | |
| 196 | correct | |
| 197 | near | |
| 198 | far | |
| 199 | right | |
| 200 | left | |
| 201 | at | je |
| 202 | in | ha |
| 203 | with | mae |
| 204 | and | ti |
| 205 | if | sjeol |
| 206 | because | dmu |
| 207 | name | Ihnk |