Ling 113 Fall 2003

Swadesh 200 word list

1 all 52 to flow 102 near 152 star
2 and 53 flower 103 neck 153 stick (of wood)
3 animal 54 to fly 104 new 154 stone
4 ashes 55 fog 105 night 155 straight
5 at 56 foot 106 nose 156 to suck
6 back 57 four 107 not 157 sun
7 bad 58 to freeze 108 old 158 to swell
8 bark (of a tree) 59 fruit 109 one 159 to swim
9 because 60 to give 110 other 160 tail
10 belly 61 good 111 person 161 that
11 big 62 grass 112 to play 162 there
12 bird 63 green 113 to pull 163 they
13 to bite 64 guts 114 to push 164 thick
14 black 65 hair 115 to rain 165 thin
15 blood 66 hand 116 red 166 to think
16 to blow (wind) 67 he 117 right (correct) 167 this
17 bone 68 head 118 right (hand) 168 thou/you
18 to breathe 69 to hear 119 river 169 three
19 to burn (intrans) 70 heart 120 road 170 to throw
20 child (young) 71 heavy 121 root 171 to tie
21 cloud 72 here 122 rope 172 tongue
22 cold (weather) 73 to hit 123 rotten (log) 173 tooth (front)
23 to come 74 hold (in hand) 124 rub 174 tree
24 to count 75 how 125 salt 175 to turn (veer)
25 to cut 76 to hunt (game) 126 sand 176 two
26 day (not night) 77 husband 127 to say 177 to vomit
27 to die 78 I 128 scratch (itch) 178 to walk
28 to dig 79 ice 129 sea (ocean) 179 warm (weather)
29 dirty 80 if 130 to see 180 to wash
30 dog 81 in 131 seed 181 water
31 to drink 82 to kill 132 to sew 182 we
32 dry (substance) 83 know (facts) 133 sharp (knife) 183 wet
33 dull (knife) 84 lake 134 short 184 what
34 dust 85 to laugh 135 to sing 185 when
35 ear 86 leaf 136 to sit 186 where
36 earth (soil) 87 left (hand) 137 skin (of person) 187 white
37 to eat 88 leg 138 sky 188 who
38 egg 89 to lie (on side) 139 to sleep 189 wide
39 eye 90 to live 140 small 190 wife
40 to fall (drop) 91 liver 141 to smell 191 wind (breeze)
41 far 92 long (perceive odor) 192 wing
42 fat (substance) 93 louse 142 smoke 193 wipe
43 father 94 man (male) 143 smooth 194 with
44 to fear 95 many 144 snake (accompanying)
45 feather (large) 96 meat (flesh) 145 snow 195 woman
46 few 96b moon 146 some 196 woods
47 to fight 97 mother 147 to spit 197 worm
48 fire 98 mountain 148 to split 198 ye
49 fish 99 mouth 149 to squeeze 199 year
50 five 100 name 150 to stab (or stick) 200 yellow
51 to float 101 narrow 151 to stand