Lonmai Luna Swadesh list: view article

I - sel/se
you - kati/kat
he - dala
we - sefa(Exclusive)/seka(inclusive)
you - kada
they - dala/dala-dala
this - cek/ceklor
that - ait/aitalor
here - cekla
there - aitala
who? - maken(definite)/mak
what? - mak
where? - peklo
when? - hampe
how? - (no single correspondence)
not - modo
all - des/desni
many - kala
some - ikasi
little - iraha
few - iraha
other - dehi
one - hi
two - ta
three - ti
four - bo
five - mi
big - ko
long - kar
wide - kowair
thick - sodal
heavy - hali
small - ilaste
short - elai
narrow - tailas
thin - motal(in thickness)/ilis(in fatness)
woman*
man*
person - dal
child - ice
wife*
husband*
mother - celo
father - celo
animal - elas
fish - wail
bird - lowo(bird in general)/manuk(flightless bird)
dog*
louse*
snake - enkesa
worm - sa
tree - bal
forest - bada
stick - depla
fruit - cede
seed - celar
leaf - bawota
root - tel
bark - balpulep/pulep
flower - deto
grass - gola
rope - isnol
skin - pulep
meat - tisle("muscule")
blood - silur
bone - bitel
fat - ononkla
egg - tal
horn - side
tail - towai
feather - homel
hair - homa
head - loni
ear*
eye - depa
nose*
mouth - lupe
tooth - kanas
tongue - lunaik
fingernail*
foot - towak
leg - tokar
knee - inston
hand - tire
wing - honti
belly - marpo
guts - bulur("bowel")/taip("organ")
neck - nelpa
back - roltep
breast - gubai
heart - dowa
liver - torsan
drink - gawa
eat - gata
bite - gak
suck - sul
spit - banas
vomit - gotam
blow - hulta(intransitive)/howarit(transitive)
breathe- hufo
laugh - laiwon
see - dem
hear - elan
know - dinta/din
think - ekep
smell - huyosi
fear - bap
sleep - carat
live - dorkas
die - dok
kill - kuta
fight*
hunt*
hit - piya
cut - ripan
split - ipla
stab - baksis
scratch - surate
dig - kebor
swim - onsep
fly - tala
walk - gotis
come - sedo
lie - palka
sit - ro
stand - basto
turn - oren(intransitive)
fall - tofit
give - dorpa
hold - palobi("to grasp")/nalto("to nim")
squeeze - sapu("to press")
rub - moti
wash - sep
wipe - moti
pull - sompa
push - dopa
throw - piyalo
tie - banku
sew - fomap
count - sedur
say - lude
sing - ceyut/sipun
play - seplar
float - firip
flow - wapo
freeze - satem
swell - baikanip/kanip("be swelling")
sun - der
moon - ram
star - iram
water - wa/wal
rain - dewa
river - kawa
lake - was
sea - koba
salt - eyes
stone - gila
sand - sawat/gat
dust - cemet
earth - det
cloud - dewota
fog - inota
sky - dewor
wind - huwop/fup
snow - desel
ice - sata
smoke - hebok
fire - obo
ash, ashes - hesik
burn - pasor
road - tok
path - toksa
mountain - li/liwo
red - apek
green - yuke
yellow - pekan
white - marin
black - penon
night - ye/yema
day - atas("daytime")/fam("day")/ita("date")
year - fansa
hot - hufu
cold - salso
full - ler
new - ole
old - hota
good - mali
bad - bare/mala
rotten - falampo
dirty - feyemesep
straight - balan(vertically)/falan(horizontally)
round - nomus
sharp - silik
dull - fesilik
smooth - won
wet - wampla
dry - gabat
correct - mekim
near - min
far - dap
right - fole
left - dawo
at - e(place)/ele(time)
in - lir
with - fodo(accompany with)/ik(using)
and - fo(for noun phrases)/itok(for sentences)
if - ede/eder
because - adale(reason)/atale(cause)/abele(logic)/kusile(motive)/ile(general)/pole(general)
name - asit

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