Celabrian/Swadesh list
Abbreviations:
- sg. = singular
- d. = dual
- pl. = plural
- inf. = informal
- f. = formal
- an. = animate
- inan. = inanimate
- int. = interrogative
- rel. = relative
- impf. = imperfective
- perf. = 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 | bṙitiǵ |
| 12 | what | xətəǵ |
| 13 | where | kur; θonuǵ |
| 14 | when | kon; x́øreǵ; kohaǵ |
| 15 | how | ḱyš |
| 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 | ŋušt |
| 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 |
| 58 | bark | |
| 59 | flower | |
| 60 | grass | |
| 61 | rope | |
| 62 | skin | |
| 63 | meat | miš |
| 64 | blood | jex́ |
| 65 | bone | aθ (pl.: eθ) |
| 66 | fat (noun) | |
| 67 | egg | vøj |
| 68 | horn | |
| 69 | tail | |
| 70 | feather | |
| 71 | hair | |
| 72 | head | kap (pl.: kapət) |
| 73 | ear | |
| 74 | eye | ši |
| 75 | nose | |
| 76 | mouth | |
| 77 | tooth | ṭət (pl.: ṭet) |
| 78 | tongue | ṭeʒ |
| 79 | fingernail | |
| 80 | foot | pad (pl.: ped); padzjaṙə |
| 81 | leg | pad (pl.: ped) |
| 82 | knee | c̣aŋ |
| 83 | hand | zjaṙə |
| 84 | wing | |
| 85 | belly | ječ |
| 86 | guts | ječ |
| 87 | neck | |
| 88 | back | |
| 89 | breast | řin |
| 90 | heart | kṙid |
| 91 | liver | ǵakṙ (pl.: ǵekṙ) |
| 92 | drink | |
| 93 | eat | ḳṙa (perf.: č̣ar, impf.: jed) |
| 94 | bite | |
| 95 | suck | |
| 96 | spit | |
| 97 | vomit | |
| 98 | blow | |
| 99 | breathe | |
| 100 | laugh | |
| 101 | see | |
| 102 | hear | |
| 103 | know | |
| 104 | think | |
| 105 | smell | |
| 106 | fear | |
| 107 | sleep | |
| 108 | live | č̣iv |
| 109 | die | |
| 110 | kill | |
| 111 | fight | |
| 112 | hunt | |
| 113 | hit | |
| 114 | cut | |
| 115 | split | |
| 116 | stab | |
| 117 | scratch | |
| 118 | dig | |
| 119 | swim | |
| 120 | fly | |
| 121 | walk | |
| 122 | come | |
| 123 | lie | |
| 124 | sit | |
| 125 | stand | |
| 126 | turn | |
| 127 | fall | |
| 128 | give | |
| 129 | hold | |
| 130 | squeeze | |
| 131 | rub | |
| 132 | wash | |
| 133 | wipe | |
| 134 | pull | |
| 135 | push | |
| 136 | throw | |
| 137 | tie | |
| 138 | sew | |
| 139 | count | |
| 140 | say | ǵeš (perf.: ǵøk, impf.: bon) |
| 141 | sing | |
| 142 | play | |
| 143 | float | |
| 144 | flow | |
| 145 | freeze | |
| 146 | swell | |
| 147 | sun | žvał |
| 148 | moon | xənə |
| 149 | star | ašə |
| 150 | water | vyǯ; vun |
| 151 | rain | |
| 152 | river | ǵad (pl.: ǵed) |
| 153 | lake | vyǯ |
| 154 | sea | |
| 155 | salt | řołə |
| 156 | stone | |
| 157 | sand | |
| 158 | dust | |
| 159 | earth | ze |
| 160 | cloud | |
| 161 | fog | mihle |
| 162 | sky | |
| 163 | wind | |
| 164 | snow | |
| 165 | ice | |
| 166 | smoke | |
| 167 | fire | pø; pyr |
| 168 | ash | |
| 169 | burn | |
| 170 | road | jič |
| 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 | |
| 186 | bad | |
| 187 | rotten | |
| 188 | dirty | |
| 189 | straight | |
| 190 | round | |
| 191 | sharp | |
| 192 | dull | |
| 193 | smooth | |
| 194 | wet | |
| 195 | dry | |
| 196 | correct | |
| 197 | near | |
| 198 | far | |
| 199 | right | |
| 200 | left | |
| 201 | at | (locative) |
| 202 | in | (locative) -əm |
| 203 | with | me; (instrumental) -əv |
| 204 | and | še |
| 205 | if | |
| 206 | because | |
| 207 | name |