Appendix:Proto-Uralic Swadesh list

This is a Swadesh list of words in Proto-Uralic, compared with definitions in English.

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1I (1sg)*minä
2you (2sg)*tinä
3he, she, it (3sg)*sȣ̈ (PFU)
4we (1pl)*me
5you (2pl)*te
6they (3pl)*sej (PFU)
7this*e, *tä
8that*će, *to
9here*tä-
10there*to-
11who*ke, *ku-
12what*mi
13where*ku-
14when*ku-
15how*ku-
16not*ä-, *e-, *ne- (PFU?)
17all*we(ń)ćɜ
18many*enä, *paljɜ
19some
20few
21other*mu
22one*ikte
23two*kakta
24three*kolme
25four*ńeljä
26five*witte
27big*enä, *erɜ, *ulɜ
28long*piδe(kä), *kawka, *ko(ń)ćɜ
29wide*kumte (PFU)
30thick*kise (PFU), *teppɜ (PFU)
31heavy*läwlɜ (PFU)
32small
33short*ona (PFU)
34narrow*tijä, *ćuppa (PFU), *kä(n)čɜ (PFU), *śorɜ (PFU)
35thin*čupa (PFU), *wekkɜ (PFU)
36woman*emä, *niŋä, *naje (PFU)
37man (adult male)*koj-ra, *irkä (PFU), *urɜ (PFU)
38man (human being)*koje, *koj-mɜ
39child
40wife
41husband
42mother*emä, *ańa (?)
43father*ićä, *äćä
44animal
45fish*kala
46bird*lunta
47dog*pene (PFU)
48louse*täje (PFU)
49snake*kije
50worm*kȣlɜ, *koje (PFU), *perkɜ (PFU), *tońćɜ (PFU)
51tree*puwɜ
52forest*majδ̕a, *wamta (PFU)
53stick
54fruit
55seed
56leaf*korɜ (PFU), *korwa (PFU)
57root*wa(n)če
58bark (of a tree)*ćäptɜ, *kopa, *perɜ, *kere (PFU), *kärnä (PFU), *koja (PFU), *śuka (PFU)
59flower*ćȣrɜ (PFU)
60grass
61rope
62skin*ćäptɜ, *kama, *kopa, *perɜ, *keδ̕e (PFU), *śuka (PFU), *talja (PFU)
63meat
64blood*were
65bone*luwe, *täktä (PFU)
66fat (noun)*śilä, *kuje (PFU), *woje (PFU)
67egg*muna
68horn*aŋtɜ, *śorwa (PFU)
69tail*mä(ń)ćɜ, *pa(n)čɜ (PFU), *poĺa (PFU)
70feather*tulka
71hair*apte, *puna (PFU), *śäŋe (PFU)
72head*ojwa, *päŋe, *ukɜ
73ear*peljä (PFU)
74eye*śilmä
75nose*nere
76mouth*śuwe, *šule (PFU)
77tooth*piŋe (PFU)
78tongue (organ)*kele, *ńälmä (PFU)
79fingernail*ki(n)če (PFU)
80foot*jalka (PFU), *päĺkɜ (PFU)
81leg*počka, *jalka (PFU), *päĺkɜ (PFU)
82knee*polwe, *puńća, *śänčɜ
83hand*käte (PFU)
84wing*tulka, *paŋka (PFU)
85belly*ćowja (?), *pikkä (PFU), *kunɜ (PFU)
86guts*śola (PFU)
87neck*ńȣkkɜ, *śepä (PFU), *turja (PFU)
88back*kuttɜ, *čänčä (PFU), *tuppɜ (PFU)
89breast*mälke (PFU), *mȣlɜ (PFU), *poŋe-sɜ (PFU)
90heart*śiδä-mɜ (PFU)
91liver*maksa
92to drink*irɜ-, *juγe (PFU)
93to eat*sewe- (PFU)
94to bite*pure-, *soske-, *karɜ- (PFU)
95to suck*ime-
96to spit*śiĺke- (PFU)
97to vomit
98to blow*pušɜ-, *puwɜ-
99to breathe
100to laugh
101to see*wȣjɜ-, *näke- (PFU), *wäntɜ- (PFU), *wića- (PFU), *woppe- (PFU)
102to hear*kule- (PFU)
103to know*kačɜ- (PFU)
104to think
105to smell
106to fear*pele-
107to sleep*oδa- (PFU)
108to live*elä-, *le- (PFU)
109to die*jama-, *kola-, *śure- (PFU)
110to kill*weδɜ- (PFU)
111to fight*torɜ-
112to hunt*aja- (PFU), *wačɜ- (PFU)
113to hit*peksä-, *äktɜ- (PFU), *ćappɜ- (PFU), *čaŋɜ- (PFU), *kajɜ- (PFU)
114to cut*lekka-, *parɜ-, *pečkä-, *äktɜ- (PFU), *jenɜ- (PFU), *rokɜ- (PFU), *śale- (PFU), *śälä- (PFU)
115to split*pakka- (PFU), *rȣ̈ppɜ- (PFU), *śale- (PFU)
116to stab*δ̕ȣkkɜ- (PFU), *pelɜ- (PFU), *puske- (PFU)
117to scratch*ńirɜ-, *korɜ- (PFU), *wačɜ- (PFU), *wole- (PFU)
118to dig*kojwa-, *kanɜ- (PFU), *kurɜ- (PFU), *toprɜ- (PFU)
119to swim*uje-
120to fly*lempɜ- (PFU), *rȣ̈ppɜ- (PFU), *šilkɜ- (PFU)
121to walk*juta-
122to come*saγe-, *tule-, *šärɜ- (PFU)
123to lie (as in a bed)*kujɜ- (PFU), *oδa- (PFU)
124to sit*amɜ-, *päkkɜ- (PFU)
125to stand*salkɜ- (PFU), *saŋća- (PFU)
126to turn (intransitive)*peŋe- (PFU)
127to fall*ećɜ-, *kirke- (PFU)
128to give*miγe-, *toγe-, *amta- (PFU)
129to hold*pitä- (PFU)
130to squeeze*ičɜ- (PFU)
131to rub
132to wash*muśke-
133to wipe*čočɜ-
134to pull*kȣčɜ-, *wetä- (PFU)
135to push*likkä- (PFU), *nikkä- (PFU), *śurwa- (PFU), *tekɜ- (PFU), *tojɜ- (PFU), *tȣŋɜ- (PFU)
136to throw*wettä- (PFU), *wićka- (PFU)
137to tie*kure-, *śalɜ-, *kärɜ- (PFU), *kitke- (PFU), *pitɜ- (PFU)
138to sew*workɜ- (PFU)
139to count*luke-
140to say*mȣnɜ-
141to sing*mura-
142to play*kȣ̈śɜ- (PFU)
143to float*lempɜ- (PFU), *šilkɜ- (PFU)
144to flow*ćorɜ-
145to freeze
146to swell
147sun*päjwä
148moon*kuŋe
149star*täštä
150water*wete
151rain*śada-
152river*joke
153lake*jäwrä
154sea
155salt*salɜ
156stone
157sand
158dust
159earth
160cloud
161fog
162sky
163wind
164snow
165ice
166smoke
167fire
168ash
169to burn
170road
171mountain
172red
173green
174yellow
175white
176black
177night
178day
179year
180warm
181cold
182full
183new
184old
185good
186bad
187rotten
188dirty
189straight
190round
191sharp (as a knife)
192dull (as a knife)
193smooth
194wet
195dry
196correct
197near
198far
199right
200left
201at
202in
203with
204and
205if
206because
207name

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