Celabrian/Swadesh list
Abbreviations:
- sg. = singular
- d. = dual
- pl. = plural
- inf. = informal
- f. = formal
- an. = animate
- inan. = inanimate
- int. = interrogative
- rel. = relative
- imp. = imperfective
- prf. = perfective
| No. | English | Celabrian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | jam |
| 2 | you (singular) | tjev (inf.); řan (f.) |
| 3 | he | řev |
| 4 | we | vom (pl.); ned (d.) |
| 5 | you (plural) | vym (pl.); gad (d.) |
| 6 | they | tøt (pl. an.); ṭyn (d. an.); peł (inan.) |
| 7 | this | řonus; xətəs (inan.); bṙitis (an.) |
| 8 | that | řonun; xətən (inan.); bṙitin (an.) |
| 9 | here | θonus |
| 10 | there | θonun |
| 11 | who | bṙitik |
| 12 | what | xətək |
| 13 | where | kur; θonuk |
| 14 | when | kon; x́ørek; kohak |
| 15 | how | ši |
| 16 | not | vøš |
| 17 | all | řen; řez |
| 18 | many | bzum |
| 19 | some | |
| 20 | few | |
| 21 | other | |
| 22 | one | řon |
| 23 | two | ǵøq |
| 24 | three | či |
| 25 | four | štyr |
| 26 | five | peč |
| 27 | big | meʒ |
| 28 | long | ḳ́ah (pl.: ḳ́ej) |
| 29 | wide | |
| 30 | thick | |
| 31 | heavy | |
| 32 | small | |
| 33 | short | |
| 34 | narrow | |
| 35 | thin | |
| 36 | woman | ǯanə |
| 37 | man (adult male) | zemeł (pl.: zmen) |
| 38 | man (human being) | bṙit (pl.: nir) |
| 39 | child | døl |
| 40 | wife | ǯanə |
| 41 | husband | zemeł (pl.: zmen) |
| 42 | mother | əmə (pl.: əman); məmə (pl.: məman) |
| 43 | father | atə (pl.: ete); tatə (pl.: tete) |
| 44 | animal | |
| 45 | fish | zun (pl.: zyn) |
| 46 | bird | |
| 47 | dog | sun (pl.: syn) |
| 48 | louse | |
| 49 | snake | až (pl.: ež) |
| 50 | worm | kṙim |
| 51 | tree | |
| 52 | forest | |
| 53 | stick | |
| 54 | fruit | |
| 55 | seed | farə |
| 56 | leaf | |
| 57 | root | gṙəňə |