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Swadesh Word List
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| PARTS OF THE BODY | SOUNDS AND MEANING | ||
| 1 | hand | tangan |
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| 2 | left | kiri |
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| 3 | right | kanan |
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| 4 | leg/foot | kaki |
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| 5 | skin | kulit |
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| 6 | back | tengku' |
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| 7 | belly/stomach | perut |
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| 8 | bone | tulang |
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| 9 | intestines | usus |
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| 10 | liver | ati |
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| 11 | lungs | paru-paru |
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| 12 | breast | dade |
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| 13 | shoulder | punda' |
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| 14 | blood | darah |
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| 15 | head | pala' |
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| 16 | neck | leher |
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| 17 | hair (head/body) | rambut/bulu |
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| 18 | nose | idong |
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| 19 | mouth | mulot |
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| 20 | tooth | gigi |
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| 21 | tongue | lidah |
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| 22 | eye | mate |
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| 23 | ear | telinge |
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| VERBS OF THE BODY | |||
| 24 | to drink | nengga' |
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| 25 | to spit | ngeludah |
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| 26 | to eat | makan |
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| 27 | to chew | ngunyah |
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| 28 | to breathe | benapas |
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| 29 | to smell | nyium |
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| 30 | to laugh | ketawa' |
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| 31 | to cry/to weep | nangis |
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| 32 | to vomit/to throw up | muntah |
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| 33 | to bite | ngigit |
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| 34 | to hear | dengar |
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| 35 | to see | ngeliat |
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| 36 | to yawn | nguap |
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| 37 | to sleep | tido' |
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| FAMILY TERMS | |||
| 38 | person / human being | manusie |
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| 39 | man / male | bujang |
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| 40 | woman / female | dare |
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| 41 | child | buda' |
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| 42 | husband | laki |
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| 43 | wife | bini |
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| 44 | mother | ema' |
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| 45 | father | bapa' |
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| 46 | name | name |
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| VERBS OF ACTION | |||
| 47 | to walk | bejalan |
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| 48 | to swim | berenang |
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| 49 | to know / to be knowledgeable | paham |
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| 50 | to think | miker |
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| 51 | to fear | takut |
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| 52 | to cook | masa' |
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| 53 | to sit | dudo' |
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| 54 | to stand | tega' |
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| 55 | to lie down | bareng |
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| 56 | to climb | manjat |
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| 57 | to say | ngomong |
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| 58 | to tie up / to fasten | nerikkan |
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| 59 | to sew | njait |
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| 60 | to hunt | beburu |
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| 61 | to shoot | nemba' |
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| 62 | to stab / to pierce | nikam |
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| 63 | to hit (punch) | nepo' (nombo') |
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| 64 | to kill | mbunuh |
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| 65 | to die / to be dead | mati |
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| 66 | to live / to be alive | idop |
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| 67 | to scratch | garo' |
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| 68 | to cut / to hack | motong |
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| 69 | to work | kerje |
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| 70 | to plant | nanam |
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| 71 | to choose | mileh |
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| 72 | to grow | tumboh |
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| 73 | to squeeze | ngerapat |
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| 74 | to hold | nahan |
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| 75 | to dig | nggali |
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| 76 | to open | mbuka |
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| 77 | to throw | nutop |
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| EVERY DAY OBJECT | |||
| 78 | road / path | jalan |
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| 79 | house | rumah |
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| 80 | roof / thatch | atap |
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| 81 | rope | tambang |
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| 82 | needle | jarum |
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| 83 | stick | tongkat |
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| ANIMALS |
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| 84 | animal | binatang |
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| 85 | bird | burong |
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| 85 | dog | anjeng |
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| 87 | egg | telo' |
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| 88 | feather | bulu |
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| 89 | wing | sayap |
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| 90 | rat | tikus |
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| 91 | meat / flesh | daging |
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| 92 | tail | eko' |
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| 93 | snake | ular |
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| 94 | worm / earth worm | cacing |
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| 95 | louse | kutu |
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| 96 | mosquito | nyamuk |
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| 97 | spider | laba-laba |
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| 98 | fish | ikan |
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| NATURAL OBJECTS AND PHENOMENA | |||
| 99 | branch | dahan |
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| 100 | leaf | daun |
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| 101 | root | akar |
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| 102 | flower | bunga |
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| 103 | fruit | buah |
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| 104 | grass | rumpot |
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| 105 | earth / soil | tanah |
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| 106 | stone | batu |
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| 107 | sand | paser |
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| 108 | water | ae' |
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| 109 | sea | laut |
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| 110 | salt | garam |
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| 111 | woods / forest / jungle | kayu/hutan |
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| 112 | sky | langit |
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| 113 | moon | bulan |
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| 114 | star | bintang |
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| 115 | cloud | awan |
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| 116 | sun | matahari |
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| 117 | rain | ujan |
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| 118 | thunder | gledek |
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| 119 | lightning | kilat |
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| 120 | wind | angin |
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| 121 | fire | api |
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| 122 | smoke | asap |
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| 123 | night | malam |
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| 124 | day | siang |
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| ADJECTIVES | |||
| 125 | dirty | dekel |
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| 126 | clean | bersih |
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| 127 | sharp | tajam |
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| 128 | dull | tumpol |
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| 129 | warm | angat |
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| 130 | cold | dingin |
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| 131 | small | keci' |
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| 132 | big | besa' |
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| 133 | short | pende' |
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| 134 | long | panjang |
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| 135 | thin | tipis |
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| 136 | thick | tebal |
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| 137 | narrow | sempit |
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| 138 | wide | lebar |
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| 139 | black | itam |
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| 140 | white | putih |
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| 141 | red | merah |
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| 142 | yellow | kuning |
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| 143 | green | ijo |
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| 144 | painful / sick | saket |
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| 145 | old (object) | tue |
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| 146 | new | baru |
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| 147 | good | baru |
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| 148 | bad | buro' |
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| 149 | correct / true | benar |
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| NUMBERS |
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| 150 |
one |
satu |
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| 151 |
two |
dua' |
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| 152 |
three |
tige |
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| 153 |
four |
empat |
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five |
lima' |
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| 155 |
six |
enam |
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| 156 |
seven |
tujoh | |
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eight |
lapan |
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nine |
sembilan |
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| 159 |
ten |
sepuloh |
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| 160 |
zero |
nol |
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