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Swadesh Word List
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| PARTS OF THE BODY | SOUNDS AND MEANING | ||
| 1 | hand | ima |
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| 2 | left | kiri |
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| 3 | right | kanan |
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| 4 | leg/foot | ne |
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| 5 | skin | lukit |
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| 6 | back | bangkang |
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| 7 | belly/stomach | tian |
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| 8 | bone | tolang |
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| 9 | intestines | ||
| 10 | liver | ate |
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| 11 | lungs | ||
| 12 | breast | susu |
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| 13 | shoulder | toak |
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| 14 | blood | geti |
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| 15 | head | otak |
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| 16 | neck | korok |
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| 17 | hair (head/body) | bulu |
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| 18 | nose | idung |
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| 19 | mouth | boa' |
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| 20 | tooth | isit |
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| 21 | tongue | ela' |
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| 22 | eye | mata |
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| 23 | ear | kuping |
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| VERBS OF THE BODY | |||
| 24 | to drink | inum |
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| 25 | to spit | betisu |
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| 26 | to eat | mangan |
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| 27 | to chew | ngame' |
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| 28 | to breathe | beriyak |
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| 29 | to smell | iduk |
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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 | nguta' |
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| 33 | to bite | ngeset |
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| 34 | to hear | menong |
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| 35 | to see | gita' |
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| 36 | to yawn | ngantok |
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| 37 | to sleep | tunung |
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| FAMILY TERMS | |||
| 38 | person / human being | tau |
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| 39 | man / male | selaki |
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| 40 | woman / female | soai |
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| 41 | child | anak |
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| 42 | husband | selaki' |
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| 43 | wife | soai' |
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| 44 | mother | ina' |
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| 45 | father | bapa' |
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| 46 | name | singen |
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| VERBS OF ACTION | |||
| 47 | to walk | belangan |
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| 48 | to swim | nage |
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| 49 | to know / to be knowledgeable | to |
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| 50 | to think | pikir |
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| 51 | to fear | ketaket |
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| 52 | to cook | semasak |
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| 53 | to sit | tokal |
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| 54 | to stand | manang |
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| 55 | to lie down | ngulang |
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| 56 | to climb | ||
| 57 | to say | pates |
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| 58 | to tie up / to fasten | erat |
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| 59 | to sew | jit |
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| 60 | to hunt | nganyang |
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| 61 | to shoot | temak |
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| 62 | to stab / to pierce | goco |
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| 63 | to hit | jager |
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| 64 | to kill | semate |
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| 65 | to die / to be dead | mate |
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| 66 | to live / to be alive | telas |
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| 67 | to scratch | kerok |
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| 68 | to cut / to hack | tetak |
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| 69 | to work | boat |
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| 70 | to plant | tanam |
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| 71 | to choose | pili |
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| 72 | to grow | tumung |
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| 73 | to squeeze | pesat |
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| 74 | to hold | nti |
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| 75 | to dig | kali |
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| 76 | to open | buka |
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| 77 | to throw | pelentong |
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| EVERY DAY OBJECT | |||
| 78 | road / path | ola |
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| 79 | house | bale |
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| 80 | roof / thatch | atap |
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| 81 | rope | tali |
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| 82 | needle | jarum |
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| 83 | stick | tekan |
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| ANIMALS |
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| 84 | animal | hewan |
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| 85 | bird | pio |
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| 85 | dog | asu |
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| 87 | egg | tele |
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| 88 | feather | bulu |
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| 89 | wing | keletek |
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| 90 | rat | tikis |
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| 91 | meat / flesh | empa'/ isi' |
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| 92 | tail | elong |
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| 93 | snake | bele |
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| 94 | worm / earth worm | cacing |
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| 95 | louse | gutu |
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| 96 | mosquito | rengit |
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| 97 | spider | ||
| 98 | fish | jangan |
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| NATURAL OBJECTS AND PHENOMENA | |||
| 99 | branch | range |
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| 100 | leaf | den, godong |
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| 101 | root | akar |
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| 102 | flower | kemang |
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| 103 | fruit | bua' |
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| 104 | grass | rebu |
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| 105 | earth / soil | tana' |
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| 106 | stone | batu |
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| 107 | sand | gersik |
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| 108 | water | ai' |
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| 109 | sea | let |
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| 110 | salt | sira |
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| 111 | woods / forest / jungle | kayu/tua/ |
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| 112 | sky | awan |
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| 113 | moon | bulan |
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| 114 | star | bintang |
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| 115 | cloud | mega |
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| 116 | sun | mata ano |
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| 117 | rain | ujan |
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| 118 | thunder | guntir |
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| 119 | lightning | gelap |
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| 120 | wind | angin |
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| 121 | fire | api |
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| 122 | smoke | penat |
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| 123 | night | petang |
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| 124 | day | ano |
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| ADJECTIVES | |||
| 125 | dirty | lesik |
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| 126 | clean | bersi |
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| 127 | sharp | tayam |
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| 128 | dull | tumpel |
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| 129 | warm | angat |
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| 130 | cold | dingin |
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| 131 | small | ode' |
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| 132 | big | rango, rea' |
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| 133 | short | pene' |
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| 134 | long | belo', long |
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| 135 | thin | kerong, ripis |
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| 136 | thick | tebal |
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| 137 | narrow | ||
| 138 | wide | rea |
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| 139 | black | pisak |
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| 140 | white | puti |
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| 141 | red | mira |
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| 142 | yellow | kuning |
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| 143 | green | ijo |
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| 144 | painful / sick | sakit |
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| 145 | old (object) | loka' |
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| 146 | new | beru' |
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| 147 | good | balong |
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| 148 | bad | lenge |
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| 149 | correct / true | tutu' |
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| NUMBERS |
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| 150 |
one |
sai, sopo, sekodeng, |
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| 151 |
two |
dua, duakodeng |
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| 152 |
three |
telu, telu kodeng |
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| 153 |
four |
empat, empat kodeng |
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| 154 |
five |
lima, lima kodeng |
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| 155 |
six |
enam, enam kodeng |
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| 156 |
seven |
pitu, pitu kodeng |
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| 157 |
eight |
balu, balu kodeng |
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| 158 |
nine |
siwa, siwa kodeng |
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| 159 |
ten |
sepulu, sepulu kodeng |
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| 160 |
zero |
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