Words of the Swadesh List (Swadesh, 1952)

A	ALL AND ANIMAL ASHES AT
B	BACK BAD BARK BECAUSE BELLY BIG BIRD BLACK BLOOD BONE
C	CHILD CLOUD COLD
D	DAY DIRTY DOG DRY DULL DUST
E	EAR EARTH EGG EYE
F	FAR FAT FATHER FEATHER FEW FIRE FISH FIVE FLOWER FOG FOOT FOUR FRUIT
G	GOOD GRASS GREEN GUTS
H	HAIR HAND HE HEAD HEART HEAVY HERE HOW HUSBAND
I	I ICE IF IN
L	LAKE LEAF LEFT LEG LIVER LONG LOUSE
M	MAN MANY MEAT MOTHER MOUNTAIN MOUTH
N	NAME NARROW NEAR NECK NEW NIGHT NOSE NOT
O	OLD ONE OTHER
P	PERSON
R	RED RIGHT RIGHT RIVER ROAD ROOT ROPE ROTTEN
S	SALT SAND SEA SEED SHARP SHORT SKIN SKY SMALL SMOKE SMOOTH SNAKE SNOW SOME STAR STICK STONE STRAIGHT SUN
T	TAIL THAT THERE THEY THICK THIN THIS THOU THREE TONGUE TOOTH TREE TWO
W	WARM WATER WE WET WHAT WHEN WHERE WHITE WHO WIDE WIFE WIND WING WITH WOMAN WOODS WORM
Y	YE YEAR YELLOW
VERBS	TO_BITE TO_BLOW TO_BREATHE TO_BURN TO_COME TO_COUNT TO_CUT TO_DIE TO_DIG TO_DRINK TO_EAT TO_FALL TO_FEAR TO_FIGHT TO_FLOAT TO_FLOW TO_FLY TO_FREEZE TO_GIVE TO_HEAR TO_HIT TO_HOLD TO_HUNT TO_KILL TO_KNOW TO_LAUGH TO_LIE TO_LIVE TO_PLAY TO_PULL TO_PUSH TO_RAIN TO_RUB TO_SAY TO_SCRATCH TO_SEE TO_SEW TO_SING TO_SIT TO_SLEEP TO_SMELL TO_SPIT TO_SPLIT TO_SQUEEZE TO_STAB TO_STAND TO_SUCK TO_SWELL TO_SWIM TO_THINK TO_THROW TO_TIE TO_TURN TO_VOMIT TO_WALK TO_WASH TO_WIPE