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Swadesh Word List
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| PARTS of the BODY | SOUNDS AND MEANING | ||
| 1 | hand | alima |
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| 2 | left | gibang |
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| 3 | right | kawanan |
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| 4 | leg/foot | paa |
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| 5 | skin | langgit |
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| 6 | back | talikudan |
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| 7 | belly/stomach | getek |
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| 8 | bone | tul-an |
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| 9 | intestines | bituka |
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| 10 | liver | atay |
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| 11 | lungs | baga |
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| 12 | breast | susu |
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| 13 | shoulder | abawa |
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| 14 | blood | langusa |
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| 15 | head | ulu |
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| 16 | neck | liug |
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| 17 | hair (head/body) | buhuk |
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| 18 | nose | idung |
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| 19 | mouth | baba |
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| 20 | tooth | ngipun |
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| 21 | tongue | dila |
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| 22 | eye | mata |
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| 23 | ear | talinga |
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| VERBS OF THE BODY |
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| 24 | to drink | inum |
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| 25 | to spit | ileb |
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| 26 | to eat | kaun |
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| 27 | to chew | sepa |
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| 28 | to breathe | gahinawa |
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| 29 | to smell | ngadug |
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| 30 | to laugh | putawa |
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| 31 | to cry/to weep | agala |
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| 32 | to vomit/to throw up | uta |
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| 33 | to bite | paak |
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| 34 | to hear | paliman |
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| 35 | to see | aha |
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| 36 | to yawn | langhab |
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| 37 | to sleep | tiduga |
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| FAMILY TERMS | |||
| 38 | person / human being | etaw |
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| 39 | man / male | maama |
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| 40 | woman / female | bahi |
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| 41 | child | bata |
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| 42 | husband | asawa |
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| 43 | wife | asawa |
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| 44 | mother | inay |
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| 45 | father | amay |
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| 46 | name | ngadan |
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| VERBS OF ACTION |
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| 47 | to walk | hipanaw |
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| 48 | to swim | languy |
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| 49 | to know / to be knowledgeable | katuen |
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| 50 | to think | hena-hena |
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| 51 | to fear | kahaldek |
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| 52 | to cook | agsugba |
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| 53 | to sit | pinuu |
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| 54 | to stand | hitindug |
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| 55 | to lie down | hiduga |
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| 56 | to climb | punahik |
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| 57 | to say | ikagi |
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| 58 | to tie up / to fasten | hiket,
tag-kus, bakus |
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| 59 | to sew | tahi |
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| 60 | to hunt | pangasu |
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| 61 | to shoot | pamusil |
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| 62 | to stab / to pierce | dughang,
duslak |
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| 63 | to hit | sumbag,
bundul |
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| 64 | to kill | himatay,
bunu |
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| 65 | to die / to be dead | patay |
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| 66 | to live / to be alive | buhay,
buhi |
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| 67 | to scratch | katel |
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| 68 | to cut / to hack | tigbas |
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| 69 | to work | trabahu |
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| 70 | to plant | pamula |
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| 71 | to choose | pili |
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| 72 | to grow | tubu |
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| 73 | to squeeze | kemes |
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| 74 | to hold | ibit |
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| 75 | to dig | bagwal,
bangbang |
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| 76 | to open | abli |
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| 77 | to throw | lambug |
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| EVERY DAY OBJECT |
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| 78 | road / path | dalan |
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| 79 | house | balay |
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| 80 | roof / thatch | atep |
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| 81 | rope | hiket |
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| 82 | needle | dagum |
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| 83 | stick | edek |
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| ANIMALS |
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| 84 | animal | mananap |
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| 85 | bird | tagbis |
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| 85 | dog | asu |
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| 87 | egg | impis |
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| 88 | feather | bulbul |
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| 89 | wing | pakpak |
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| 90 | rat | ambaw |
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| 91 | meat / flesh | unud |
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| 92 | tail | karni,
sapu |
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| 93 | snake | bunsalagan |
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| 94 | worm / earth worm | kalimanggud |
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| 95 | louse | kutu |
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| 96 | mosquito | tagenek |
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| 97 | spider | lalawa |
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| 98 | fish | seda |
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| NATURAL OBJECTS AND
PHENOMENA |
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| 99 | branch | panga |
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| 100 | leaf | dahun |
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| 101 | root | ugat |
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| 102 | flower | bulak |
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| 103 | fruit | bunga |
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| 104 | grass | sagbut |
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| 105 | earth / soil | bugta |
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| 106 | stone | batu |
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| 107 | sand | pantad |
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| 108 | water | wahig |
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| 109 | sea | dagat |
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| 110 | salt | asin |
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| 111 | woods / forest / jungle | kalasan |
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| 112 | sky | langit,
kawanangan |
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| 113 | moon | bulan |
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| 114 | star | bituun |
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| 115 | cloud | gabun |
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| 116 | sun | aldaw |
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| 117 | rain | udan |
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| 118 | thunder | lugung |
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| 119 | lightning | kilat |
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| 120 | wind | kalamag |
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| 121 | fire | hapuy |
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| 122 | smoke | ebel |
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| 123 | night | daleman |
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| 124 | day | aldaw |
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| ADJECTIVES | |||
| 125 | dirty | buling,
hugaw, malamigsing |
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| 126 | clean | limpyu |
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| 127 | sharp | magalang |
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| 128 | dull | maduel |
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| 129 | warm | bagainaldaw |
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| 130 | cold | matinu |
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| 131 | small | atiyu |
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| 132 | big | adagi |
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| 133 | short | mababa |
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| 134 | long | malayat |
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| 135 | thin | magasa,
manipis |
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| 136 | thick | malabung,
makepal |
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| 137 | narrow | malig-et |
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| 138 | wide | maluag,
mabelad |
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| 139 | black | maitum |
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| 140 | white | maputi |
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| 141 | red | maliga |
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| 142 | yellow | makalawag |
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| 143 | green | mahilaw |
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| 144 | painful / sick | masakit/kadaluwan |
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| 145 | old (object) | daan |
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| 146 | new | bag-u |
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| 147 | good | maayad |
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| 148 | bad | madaet |
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| 149 | correct / true | untul/laus |
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| NUMBERS |
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| 150 |
one |
sabuwa |
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| 151 |
two |
daduwa |
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| 152 |
three |
tatulu |
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| 153 |
four |
haupat |
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| 154 |
five |
lalima |
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| 155 |
six |
haunum |
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| 156 |
seven |
pitu |
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| 157 |
eight |
walu |
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| 158 |
nine |
siyam |
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| 159 |
ten |
sampulu |
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zero |
huda |
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