Twench/Swadesh list
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Abbreviations:
- irr. = irregular (conjugation cannot be predicted from principal parts)
- pl. = plural
- pol. = polite
- arch. = archaic
No. | English | Twench |
---|---|---|
1 | I | jou |
2 | you (singular) | woes; os (pol.); tu (arch.) |
3 | he | el |
4 | we | noes; noezeuts |
5 | you (plural) | woezeuts; os (pol.) |
6 | they | els; elzeuts |
7 | this | sest |
8 | that | sel |
9 | here | sij |
10 | there | la |
11 | who | kij |
12 | what | kei |
13 | where | ond |
14 | when | kwand |
15 | how | komment |
16 | not | pas |
17 | all | toot |
18 | many | molts (pl.) |
19 | some | alkuuns (pl.) |
20 | few | peuk(e) |
21 | other | alter |
22 | one | uun |
23 | two | dous |
24 | three | treis |
25 | four | kwatter |
26 | five | sink |
27 | big | grand(e) |
28 | long | long(e) |
29 | wide | laargh(e) |
30 | thick | gros(se) |
31 | heavy | loord(e) |
32 | small | petit(te) |
33 | short | koort(e) |
34 | narrow | strecht(e) |
35 | thin | magher(e) |
36 | woman | vemme |
37 | man (adult male) | omme |
38 | man (human being) | humaan |
39 | child | enfaant |
40 | wife | vemme; spouze |
41 | husband | omme; spous (spouzes) |
42 | mother | maar |
43 | father | paar |
44 | animal | animaal |
45 | fish | peisoun |
46 | bird | eusiel |
47 | dog | kaan |
48 | louse | peughel |
49 | snake | zerpeint |
50 | worm | werm |
51 | tree | arber |
52 | forest | bos |
53 | stick | bastoun |
54 | fruit | frucht |
55 | seed | zemens |
56 | leaf | voel |
57 | root | reisijn |
58 | bark | skoers |
59 | flower | flour |
60 | grass | gheerb |
61 | rope | koerd |
62 | skin | piel |
63 | meat | karn |
64 | blood | zang |
65 | bone | oes |
66 | fat (noun) | gras |
67 | egg | oew |
68 | horn | koorn |
69 | tail | kood |
70 | feather | pluum |
71 | hair | kapel |
72 | head | tiest |
73 | ear | oreghel |
74 | eye | oeghel |
75 | nose | naas (nazes) |
76 | mouth | bok |
77 | tooth | deint |
78 | tongue | leng |
79 | fingernail | ongel |
80 | foot | pied |
81 | leg | gam |
82 | knee | ghenoghel |
83 | hand | maan |
84 | wing | aal |
85 | belly | weinter |
86 | guts | entreils |
87 | neck | kol |
88 | back | dos |
89 | breast | zeen |
90 | heart | koer |
91 | liver | vikaat |
92 | drink | bewer, beew, bewui, beewt |
93 | eat | mandjaar, mandj, mandjaai, mandjaat |
94 | bite | moerder, moerd, moersui, moerst |
95 | suck | zukaar, zuuk, zukaai, zukaat |
96 | spit | sputaar, spuut, sputaai, sputaat |
97 | vomit | womijr, womis, womij, womijt |
98 | blow | zoffelaar, zoffel, zoffelaai, zoffelaat |
99 | breathe | respiraar, respijr, respiraai, respiraat |
100 | laugh | rider, rijd, risui, rijst |
101 | see | weder, weed, wisui, wijst |
102 | hear | oghijr, oogh, oghij, oghijt |
103 | know | zaper, zaap, zapui, zaapt |
104 | think | peinzaar, peins, peinzaai, peinzaat |
105 | smell | oeler, oel, oelui, oelt |
106 | fear | kriemer, kriem, kriemui, kriemt |
107 | sleep | doermijr, doerm, doermij, doermijt |
108 | live | wiwer, wijw, wiwui, wijwt |
109 | die | moerijr, moer, moerij, moerijt |
110 | kill | tutaar, tuut, tutaai, tutaat |
111 | fight | luchtaar, lucht, luchtaai, luchtaat |
112 | hunt | kassaar, kas, kassaai, kassaat |
113 | hit | batter, bat, battui, battet |
114 | cut | koelpaar, koelp, koelpaai, koelpaat |
115 | split | veinder, veind, veindui, veindet |
116 | stab | puinder, puin, puinui, puint |
117 | scratch | grattaar, grat, grattaai, grattaat |
118 | dig | kawaar, kaaw, kawaai, kawaat |
119 | swim | notaar, noot, notaai, notaat |
120 | fly | woelaar, woel, woelaai, woelaat |
121 | walk | kamminaar, kammijn, kamminaai, kamminaat |
122 | come | wienijr, wien, wienij, wienijt |
123 | lie | jaser, jaas, jasui, jaast |
124 | sit | sieder, sied, siedui, siedet |
125 | stand | staar, staai, stetui, staat |
126 | turn | tornaar, torn, tornaai, tornaat |
127 | fall | kader, kaad, kasui, kaast |
128 | give | donaar, doon, donaai, donaat |
129 | hold | tiener, tien, tienui, tient |
130 | squeeze | priesaar, pries, priesaai, priesaat |
131 | rub | frekaar, freek, frekaai, frekaat |
132 | wash | lawaar, laaw, lawaai, lawaat |
133 | wipe | essukaar, essuuk, essukaai, essukaat |
134 | pull | tiraar, tijr, tiraai, tiraat |
135 | push | polsaar, pols, polsaai, polsaat |
136 | throw | jachtaar, jacht, jachtaai, jachtaat |
137 | tie | leghaar, leegh, leghaai, leghaat |
138 | sew | kouzer, kous, kouzui, koust |
139 | count | koentaar, koent, koentaai, koentaat |
140 | say | dijr, dijs, disui, dicht |
141 | sing | kantaar, kant, kantaai, kantaat |
142 | play | joekaar, joek, joekaai, joekaat |
143 | float | flotaar, floot, flotaai, flotaat |
144 | flow | fluwijr, fluwis, fluwij, fluwijt |
145 | freeze | ghelaar, gheel, ghelaai, ghelaat |
146 | swell | konfellaar, konfel, konfellaai, konfellaat |
147 | sun | zoul |
148 | moon | luun |
149 | star | steel |
150 | water | euk |
151 | rain | plui |
152 | river | fluum |
153 | lake | laak |
154 | sea | maar |
155 | salt | zaal |
156 | stone | piere |
157 | sand | zawel |
158 | dust | polw |
159 | earth | tiere |
160 | cloud | nuuw |
161 | fog | bruum |
162 | sky | siel |
163 | wind | weint |
164 | snow | niew |
165 | ice | glaas |
166 | smoke | fuum |
167 | fire | voek |
168 | ash | seinder |
169 | burn | broeier, broei, broeiui, broeit |
170 | road | rot |
171 | mountain | mont; montein |
172 | red | roei(e) |
173 | green | weerd(e) |
174 | yellow | gan(ne) |
175 | white | blank(e) |
176 | black | negher(e) |
177 | night | nocht |
178 | day | joorn |
179 | year | an |
180 | warm | kald(e) |
181 | cold | freid(e) |
182 | full | pleen, plene |
183 | new | noew(e) |
184 | old | wieghel(e) |
185 | good | boen(e) |
186 | bad | maal, male |
187 | rotten | porrijt, porrite |
188 | dirty | suust(e) |
189 | straight | recht(e) |
190 | round | rond(e) |
191 | sharp | affilaat, affilate |
192 | dull | mos |
193 | smooth | lis(se) |
194 | wet | moilaat, -ate |
195 | dry | zek, zecke |
196 | correct | korrekt(e); just(e) |
197 | near | proop, prope |
198 | far | lontaan, -ane |
199 | right | drecht(e); dester(e) |
200 | left | zenester(e) |
201 | at | in, a |
202 | in | in |
203 | with | woek |
204 | and | et |
205 | if | zij |
206 | because | peerke |
207 | name | nom |