1971 Swadesh list

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1971 Swadesh list

List taken from English Wikipedia [1] and converted into a table. Wikidata links added.

No. English word Comment Wikidata item
1 I Pers.Pron.1.Sg. {{{2}}}
2 You 2.sg! 1952 thou & ye {{{2}}}
3 we 1955: inclusive {{{2}}}
4 this {{{2}}}
5 that {{{2}}}
6 who? “?” not 1971 {{{2}}}
7 what? “?” not 1971 {{{2}}}
8 not {{{2}}}
9 all of a number {{{2}}}
10 many {{{2}}}
11 one {{{2}}}
12 two {{{2}}}
13 big {{{2}}}
14 long not 'wide' {{{2}}}
15 small {{{2}}}
16 woman {{{2}}}
17 man adult male human {{{2}}}
18 person individual human {{{2}}}
19 fish noun {{{2}}}
20 bird {{{2}}}
21 dog {{{2}}}
22 louse {{{2}}}
23 tree not log {{{2}}}
24 seed noun! {{{2}}}
25 leaf botanics {{{2}}}
26 root botanics {{{2}}}
27 bark of tree {{{2}}}
28 skin 1952: person’s {{{2}}}
29 flesh 1952 meat, flesh {{{2}}}
30 blood {{{2}}}
31 bone {{{2}}}
32 grease 1952: fat, organic substance {{{2}}}
33 egg {{{2}}}
34 horn of bull etc., not 1952*7 {{{2}}}
35 tail {{{2}}}
36 feather large, not down {{{2}}}
37 hair on head of humans {{{2}}}
38 head anatomic {{{2}}}
39 ear {{{2}}}
40 eye {{{2}}}
41 nose {{{2}}}
42 mouth {{{2}}}
43 tooth front, rather than molar {{{2}}}
44 tongue anatomical {{{2}}}
45 claw not in 1952*6 {{{2}}}
46 foot not leg {{{2}}}
47 knee not 1952*5 {{{2}}}
48 hand {{{2}}}
49 belly lower part of body, abdomen {{{2}}}
50 neck not nape! {{{2}}}
51 breasts female; 1955 still breast*8 {{{2}}}
52 heart {{{2}}}
53 liver {{{2}}}
54 drink verb {{{2}}}
55 eat verb {{{2}}}
56 bite verb {{{2}}}
57 see verb {{{2}}}
58 hear verb {{{2}}}
59 know facts {{{2}}}
60 sleep verb {{{2}}}
61 die verb {{{2}}}
62 kill verb {{{2}}}
63 swim verb {{{2}}}
64 fly verb {{{2}}}
65 walk verb {{{2}}}
66 come verb {{{2}}}
67 lie on side, recline {{{2}}}
68 sit verb {{{2}}}
69 stand verb {{{2}}}
70 give verb {{{2}}}
71 say verb*1 {{{2}}}
72 sun {{{2}}}
73 moon not 1952*2 {{{2}}}
74 star {{{2}}}
75 water noun {{{2}}}
76 rain noun, 1952 verb {{{2}}}
77 stone {{{2}}}
78 sand opposite to following {{{2}}}
79 earth =soil {{{2}}}
80 cloud not fog {{{2}}}
81 smoke noun, of fire {{{2}}}
82 fire {{{2}}}
83 ash(es) {{{2}}}
84 burn verb intr.! {{{2}}}
85 path 1952 road, trail; not street {{{2}}}
86 mountain not hill {{{2}}}
87 red colour {{{2}}}
88 green colour {{{2}}}
89 yellow colour {{{2}}}
90 white colour {{{2}}}
91 black colour {{{2}}}
92 night {{{2}}}
93 hot adjective; 1952 warm, of weather {{{2}}}
94 cold of weather {{{2}}}
95 full *4 {{{2}}}
96 new {{{2}}}
97 good {{{2}}}
98 round not 1952*3 {{{2}}}
99 dry substance! {{{2}}}
100 name {{{2}}}

Note *6 "Claw" was only added in 1955, but again replaced by many well-known specialists with (finger)nail, because expressions for "claw" are not available in many old, died-out, or lesser known languages.