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== Sophomore List ==
Mark Rosenfelder, in his ''Language Construction Kit'', has a list that comes after Swadesh, which he calls his "Sophomore List"
=== Adjectives ===
; Numbers : zero; half; quarter; 6+
; Colors : blue, brown, dark, light
==== Opposites ====
* beautiful; ugly
* fast, slow
* first, last
* hard, soft
* full, empty
* smart, stupid
* real, fake
* upper, lower
* expensive, cheap
* sweet, sour
* strong, weak
* different, same
; Swadesh forgot : young, hot, clean, wrong, rough, crooked
; Emotions : glad, happy, sad, tired, angry, crazy
; Character : sareful, lucky, smart, wise, foolish, healthy, sick
; Value : important, interesting, boring, wonderful, strange
; Abstractions : funny, easy, difficult, alone, free, normal, special, probable, secret
=== Nouns ===
; Natural substances : air, glass, iron, gold, silver
; Territory : nature, world, land
; Time: week, month, yesterday, today, tomorrow, morning, afternoon
; Season : spring, summer, fall, winter
; Geographical : hill, farm, field, island
; Body Parts : body, lip, breast, butt, muscle, brain
; Animals : cat, cow, chicken, horse, pig, mouse, monkey, lion, bug, wolf
; Plants : grain, bread, branch
; People : girl, boy, girlfriend, boyfriend, friend, baby
; Family : family, sister, brother, son, daughter
; Hierarchy : king, boss, leader, servant
; Religion : god, devil, temple, holy, evil, soul, sin
; Settlement : city, street, tavern
; Houses : house, room, wall, window, door
; Furniture : table, chair, bed, corner
; School : school, university, class, lesson, teacher, test
; Dining : food, lunch, dinner, wine, milk
; Clothing : clothes, pants, dress, shoe, hat
; Technology : machine, tool, boat, clock, key, net, wagon, wheel, wire
; Containers : box, bag, bottle, cup, plate, knife
; Avocations : music, art, science, vacation, picture, game
; Language : language; word, book, pen, paper, page
; Abstract : idea, message, story, symbol, example
; Analysis : system , list, event, reason, fact, space, time, map
; Money : money, price, worth, debt, shop
; Respect : honor, shame
; Politics : war, peace, sword, government, law, council, tax, prison, minister
=== Verbs ===
; Life and Death : be seem born
; Everyday : work, wake, dream, cook, use, grow
; Writing : write, read, translate, create, study, learn, copy
; Affection : love, hate, like, care, want, wish, marry
; Knowledge : understand, believe, doubt, expect, remember, forget
; Emotions : hope, worry, regret, surprise
; Modals : can, must, should
; Aspect : begin, finish, intend to do, habitually do
; Abstractions : cause, mean, measure, place
; Shapes : square, circle, line, edge, side
: Perceptions : touch, taste
; Speech Acts : answer, ask, thank, greet, lie, joke, call, offer, choose
; Movements : leave, go, follow, hide, run, roll
; Bodily : dance, kiss, smile, cry, point
; Conflict : annoy, hurt, crime, destroy, trick
; Society : allow, meet, help
; Manipulations : put, take, have, build, fold, add
; Acquisitions : buy, sell, need, get, lose, search, find, trade, keep
; Containers : open, close, cover
=== Grammar ===
; Conjunctions : but or though until
; Prepositions : toward, for, without, against, on, about behind across over under
; Adverbs : perhaps, indeed, thus
; Time : now, then, again, next
; Degree : very, too, enough
=== Courtesy ===
please, thank you, you're welcome, welcome to, hello, goodbye, yes, no
=== Modern ===
; Air : airport, airplane
; Cars : car, bus, license, gas station, motor, taxi, truck, gasoline
; Other : bicycle, railroad, train station, subway, spaceship
; Computer : computer, disc, chip, CPU
; Accessories : DVD, hard drive, keyboard, mouse, monitor
; Programs : program, game, word processor, compiler
; Internet : internet, email, web, website, download, browser, blog, post, flame, lurker, newb, chat
; Disciplines : physics, chemistry, biology, electricity, magneticism, mathematics
; Physics : atom, molecule, energy, nuclear, particle, photon, proton, neutron
; Biology : cell, evolution, gene
; Substance : plastic
; Appliance : stove, sink, dishwasher, refrigerator, washer, dryer, furnace, AC
; Film : camera, film, photo, movie/video, animation, theater
; Recording : CD, record, tape, stereo
; Weaponry : gun, rifle, tank, infantry, cavalry, artillery, bomb
; Office : copier, typewriter, scanner
; Media : newspaper, magazine, telephone, television, radio, comic
; Other : elevator, laser, light bulb, watch
; Measures : pound, foot, mile, ounce, cup, gram, kg, meter, km, ml, l
; Lifestyle : lifestyle, ATM, suburb
; Jobs : secretary, babysitter, bureaucrat, manager
; Education : college, degree, masters, Ph.D
; Economy : economy, banknote, credit card, dollar, euro, expenses, income, inflation, standard of living, unemployed, union, welfare, yen, yuan, won, taxes
; Avocations : chess, rock, soccer, cigarette, drugs
; Clothing : bikini, bra, jeans, T-shirt, lipstick
; Health : AIDS/HIV, allergy, addict, antibiotics, bacteria, vaccine, virus, vitamin
; Food : candy, hamburger, hot dog, pizza, sushi, taco, tofu, tomato
; Belief : communism, socialism, fascism, republic, democracy, Green, human rights, liberal, conservative
; Position : president, prime minister, representative, parliament, council, dictator, party
; Religions : Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
=== Place Names ===
''These are for place names, not the words themselves''
==== Geography ====
; Plains : plain, savannah, meadow - {{C|מוידה}}, field, prairie
; Forest : forest, woods, grove, copse
; Hills: hill - {{C|אשטה}}, down, mountain, range, plateau, crest, peak
; Valley : valley, canyon, cliff
; Harsh : marsh, swamp, desert, wilderness, jungle
; Rivers : river - {{C|אבון}}, stream, brook, channel, rapids, portage, source – {{C|בלינה}} (headwaters), confluence, delta - {{C|אברה}}, bank, waterfall, spring
; Lake : lake, pond
; Sea : sea, ocean, bay, strait
; Coastline : coast, beach, peninsula, cape, point
; Island : island, archipelago, atoll
; Local : rock, tree, bridge, ford, dam, park, oasis
; Tree : aspen, birch, cedar, elm, oak, palm, pine, willow
==== Human ====
; Settlements : city, town, village, colony, port, market, capital
; Military : fort - {{C|קירה}}, castle, wall, camp
; Religion : shrine, oracle, temple, church, chapel - {{C|בדהוסה}}, monastery
; Other : mine, inn, stopping-point, post, lodge, mill, house
; Road : road, highway, trail, way
==== Adjectives ====
; Age: new, old
; Shapes : round, flat, wide, narrow, high, low
; Locations : central, upper, lower, near, far
; Directions : north, south, east, west
; Respect : great, grand, glorious, noble, holy, royal
; Salesmanship : fertile, beautiful, lucky, pleasant, quiet, gold, silver, jewel
; Descriptive : windy, stinky
; Color : white - {{C|והית}} , black - {{C|חורת}} , green - {{C|גרון}} , yellow - {{C|גל}} , blue - {{C|בלו}} , red - {{C|רהוד}} , orange - {{C|אורנג}} , brown - {{C|ברון}}
; Water : fast, slow, clear, muddy, noisy, laughing, reedy
; Animals : horse, ox, lion, fox, deer, panther, hawk, eagle, dragon, ram


== Leipzig-Jakarta ==
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