Swadesh List: Difference between revisions

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See {{wt|Appendix:Sino-Tibetan_Swadesh_lists}} for a comparison of Mandarin, Cantonese, Amoy, Teochew, Hakka, and Burmese.
See {{wt|Appendix:Sino-Tibetan_Swadesh_lists}} for a comparison of Mandarin, Cantonese, Amoy, Teochew, Hakka, and Burmese.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#eee;"
! English word !!  POS !!  MTL !!  notes !!  MTL (2) !!  note (2) !!  MTL (3) !!  note (3) !!  MTL (4) !!  note (4) !!  MTL (5) !!  note (5)
! align=left | English word  
! align=left | POS
! align=left | MTL
! align=left | notes
! align=left | MTL (2)
! align=left | note (2)
! align=left | MTL (3)
! align=left | note (3)
! align=left | MTL (4)
! align=left | note (4)
! align=left | MTL (5)
! align=left | note (5)
 
|-
|-
|  I || personal pronoun || [[goar]] ||  
|  I || personal pronoun || [[goar]] ||  
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|  they || personal pronoun || [[yn]] ||  
|  they || personal pronoun || [[yn]] ||  
|-
|-
|  this || demonstrative pronoun || {{x|zef}} ||  
|  this || demonstrative pronoun || {{x2|zef}} ||  
|| {{x|cit'ee}} ||  
|| {{x2|cit'ee}} ||  
|-
|-
|  that || demonstrative pronoun || {{x|hef}} ||  
|  that || demonstrative pronoun || {{x2|hef}} ||  
|| {{x|hit'ee}} ||  
|| {{x2|hit'ee}} ||  
|-
|-
|  here || demonstrative pronoun || {{x|ciaf}} ||  
|  here || demonstrative pronoun || {{x2|ciaf}} ||  
|-
|-
|  there || demonstrative pronoun || {{x|hiaf}} ||  
|  there || demonstrative pronoun || {{x2|hiaf}} ||  
|-
|-
|  who || interrogative || [[sviaflaang]] ||  
|  who || interrogative || [[sviaflaang]] ||  
|| siafng || contraction of sviaflaang
|| siafng || contraction of sviaflaang
|-
|-
|  what || interrogative || {{x|sviafmih}} ||  
|  what || interrogative || {{x2|sviafmih}} ||  
|| [[symmih]] ||  
|| [[symmih]] ||  
|| tøfcidee || which
|| tøfcidee || which
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|  where || interrogative || [[tøfui]] ||  
|  where || interrogative || [[tøfui]] ||  
|-
|-
|  when || interrogative || {{x|symmih-sizun|t=5}} || what time
|  when || interrogative || {{x2|symmih-sizun|t=5}} || what time
|| {{x|tangsii}} ||  
|| {{x2|tangsii}} ||  
|-
|-
|  how || interrogative || juhøo || formal
|  how || interrogative || juhøo || formal
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|-
|-
|  not ||  || pud || literary
|  not ||  || pud || literary
|| m || is not/does not
|| [[m]] || is not/does not
|| bøe || is not able to
|| [[be]] || is not able to
|| maix || do not (imperative)
|| maix || do not (imperative)
|| [[bøo]] || does not have/did not
|| [[bøo]] || does not have/did not
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|  five || cardinal number || go ||  
|  five || cardinal number || go ||  
|-
|-
|  big || adjective || [[toa]] ||  
|  big || adjective || {{x2|toa}} ||  
|-
|-
|  long || adjective || tngg ||  
|  long || adjective || tngg ||  
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|  heavy || adjective || tang ||  
|  heavy || adjective || tang ||  
|-
|-
|  small || adjective || soex ||  
|  small || adjective || {{x2|sex}} / {{x2|søex}} ||  
|-
|-
|  short || adjective || tøea ||  
|  short || adjective || [[tea (短)|tea]] ||  
|-
|-
|  narrow || adjective || oeh ||  
|  narrow || adjective || oeh ||  
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|  root || noun || [[kwn]] ||  
|  root || noun || [[kwn]] ||  
|-
|-
|  bark || noun || [[chiuxphøee]] ||  
|  bark || noun || [[chiuxphoee]] ||  
|-
|-
|  flower || noun || [[hoef]] ||  
|  flower || noun || [[hoef]] ||  
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|-
|-
|  egg || noun || [[nng]] ||  
|  egg || noun || [[nng]] ||  
|| [[køenng]] || chicken egg
|| [[kenng]] || chicken egg
|-
|-
|  horn || noun || [[kag]] ||  
|  horn || noun || [[kag]] ||  
|-
|-
|  tail || noun || [[bøea]] ||  
|  tail || noun || [[bøea]] ||  
|| [[bøefliw]] ||  
|| [[boefliw]] ||  
|-
|-
|  feather || noun || [[ciawmngg]] ||  
|  feather || noun || [[ciawmngg]] ||  
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|  swim || verb || [[siuzuie]] ||  
|  swim || verb || [[siuzuie]] ||  
|-
|-
|  fly || verb || [[pøef]] ||  
|  fly || verb || {{x2|poef}}/{{x2|pøef}} ||  
|-
|-
|  walk || verb || [[kviaa]] || generic
|  walk || verb || [[kviaa]] || generic
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|| poxliern || go on foot (formal)
|| poxliern || go on foot (formal)
|-
|-
|  come || verb || {{x|laai}} ||  
|  come || verb || {{x2|laai}} ||  
|-
|-
|  lie || verb || [[tør]] || horizontal
|  lie || verb || [[tør]] || horizontal
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|  rub || verb || [[loarn]] || massage; knead
|  rub || verb || [[loarn]] || massage; knead
|-
|-
|  wash || verb || [[søea]] ||  
|  wash || verb || sea/{{x2|søea}} ||  
|-
|-
|  wipe || verb || [[chid]] ||  
|  wipe || verb || [[chid]] ||  
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|| [[jidthaau]] || informal
|| [[jidthaau]] || informal
|-
|-
|  moon || noun || [[gøeqniuu]] ||  
|  moon || noun || [[goeqniuu]] ||  
|-
|-
|  star || noun || [[chvy]] ||  
|  star || noun || [[chvy]] ||  
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|  wind || noun || [[hofng]] ||  
|  wind || noun || [[hofng]] ||  
|-
|-
|  snow || noun || [[søeq]] ||  
|  snow || noun || [[seq]] ||  
|-
|-
|  ice || noun || [[pefng]] ||  
|  ice || noun || [[pefng]] ||  
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|  smoke || noun || [[hwn]] ||  
|  smoke || noun || [[hwn]] ||  
|-
|-
|  fire || noun || [[høea]] ||  
|  fire || noun || [[hoea]]/{{x2|høea}} ||  
|-
|-
|  ashes || noun || [[høef]] || ashes or dust
|  ashes || noun || [[høef]] || ashes or dust
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|| [[zhaonoa]] ||  
|| [[zhaonoa]] ||  
|-
|-
|  dirty || adjective || {{x|lahsab}} ||  
|  dirty || adjective || {{x2|lahsab}} ||  
|-
|-
|  straight || adjective || [[tit]] ||  
|  straight || adjective || [[tit]] ||  
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|-
|-
|  name || noun || [[miaa]] || affix or generic
|  name || noun || [[miaa]] || affix or generic
|}
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