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The Swadesh list is a list of about 207 words originally drawn up by [[Wikipedia:Morris Swadesh|Morris Swadesh]] for the purpose of [[Wikipedia:Glottochronology|glottochronology]].
A Swadesh list is a list of words which were originally compiled up by [[Wikipedia:Morris Swadesh|Morris Swadesh]] from 1940 to 1971, for the purpose of [[Wikipedia:Glottochronology|glottochronology]] (comparing 'stable' vocabulary in languages to determine their relation to other languages).


Due to the fact that they contain many basic terms and ideas (such as body parts, verbs, and natural phenomena) in an easy-to-access format, Swadesh  lists have become popular among conlangers who are interested in expanding their conlang's vocabulary.  Similar to a Swadesh list, but not to be confused with it, is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_General_Service_List_of_English_Words General Service List].


* [[Wiktionary:Wiktionary:Swadesh template|Wiktionary:Swadesh template]] can be used to demonstrate the vocabulary of a conlang.
==Swadesh Lists for Translation==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadesh_list#Original_final_Swadesh_list_.281971:283.2C_postmortem.29 100-word Swadesh list]
*[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Swadesh_template 207-word Swadesh list]
 
==Translated Swadesh Lists==
===Swadesh lists in Natlangs===
*[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Swadesh_lists A collection of Swadesh lists arranged by language family]
*[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Swadesh_lists A collection of Swadesh lists arranged alphabetically by language name]
*[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Swadesh_list More lists by language family]


===List of conlang Swadesh lists===
===List of conlang Swadesh lists===
*[[Ibran/Swadesh list|Ibran]]


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For a list of the Swadesh lists available on Frath, click [[:Category:Swadesh lists|here]].


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Latest revision as of 02:18, 31 October 2012

A Swadesh list is a list of words which were originally compiled up by Morris Swadesh from 1940 to 1971, for the purpose of glottochronology (comparing 'stable' vocabulary in languages to determine their relation to other languages).

Due to the fact that they contain many basic terms and ideas (such as body parts, verbs, and natural phenomena) in an easy-to-access format, Swadesh lists have become popular among conlangers who are interested in expanding their conlang's vocabulary. Similar to a Swadesh list, but not to be confused with it, is a General Service List.

Swadesh Lists for Translation

Translated Swadesh Lists

Swadesh lists in Natlangs

List of conlang Swadesh lists

For a list of the Swadesh lists available on Frath, click here.