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It was digitalized by [[User:Melroch|Benct Philip Jonsson]].  Questions about the English-only version should be addressed to him.
It was digitalized by [[User:Melroch|Benct Philip Jonsson]].  Questions about the English-only version should be addressed to him.
A plaintext version is [[{{subst:{{PAGENAME}}/plaintext|here]].


If you want a more modern vocabulary you may want to have a look at the [[Longman Defining Vocabulary]].
If you want a more modern vocabulary you may want to have a look at the [[Longman Defining Vocabulary]].

Revision as of 23:55, 2 July 2009


This wordlist was originally devised by Roger Mills for comparative research in Indonesia. Any questions may be addressed to Roger by email.

It was digitalized by Benct Philip Jonsson. Questions about the English-only version should be addressed to him.

A plaintext version is [[{{subst:Mills Basic Vocabulary/plaintext|here]].

If you want a more modern vocabulary you may want to have a look at the Longman Defining Vocabulary.


Table of contents
I. Numbers
II. Body parts
III. Kinship terms
IV. Animals
V. Nature
VI. Everyday life
VII. Verbs
VIII. Adjectives
IX. Pronouns etc.

The Vocabulary

I. Numbers

1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four
5. five
6. six
7. seven
8. eight
9. nine
10. ten
11. eleven
12. twelve
13. twenty
14. thirty
15. forty
16. fifty
17. sixty
18. seventy
19. eighty
20. ninety
21. one hundred
22. two hundred
23. one thousand
24. two thousand
25. ten thousand
26. first
27. second
28. third
29. once
30. twice
31. single
32. many
33. few
34. big
35. little
36. more
37. less
38. each
39. every
40. half
41. middle
42. all
43. some
44. several
45. another
46. enough
47. even
48. odd

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II. Body parts

49. skull
50. head
51. brain
52. hair
53. bald
54. grey-haired
55. forehead
56. eye
57. eyebrow
58. nose
59. ear
60. cheek
61. mouth
62. lips
63. chin
64. tongue
65. tooth
66. beard
67. voice
68. neck
69. shoulder
70. chest
71. breast
72. waist
73. stomach
74. navel
75. ribs
76. arm
77. hand
78. left (hand)
79. right (hand)
80. fathom
81. fist
82. elbow
83. finger
84. fingernail
85. palm of hand
86. leg
87. foot
88. thigh
89. knee
90. calf
91. back
92. buttocks
93. body
94. skin
95. naked
96. body-hair
97. bone
98. lap
99. heart
100. guts
101. liver
102. gall
103. bile
104. womb
105. blood
106. vein
107. excrement
108. urine
109. corpse
110. soul
111. breath
112. life
113. ghost
114. pain (head or body)
115. dirt on the skin
116. fester
117. sore
118. boil
119. wound
120. pus
121. sprain
122. swollen
123. dropsy
124. bruise
125. penis
126. scrotum
127. vulva
128. circumcized
129. uncircumcized
130. flatulence
131. dysentery

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III. Kinship terms

132. person
133. man
134. husband
135. woman
136. wife
137. father
138. mother
139. name
140. child
141. son
142. daughter
143. uncle
144. aunt
145. cousin
146. nephew
147. niece
148. grandfather
149. grandmother
150. grandchild
151. brother
152. sister
153. younger brother
154. older brother
155. young girl
156. virgin
157. family
158. friend
159. associate
160. partner
161. enemy
162. twins
163. widow
164. parents-in-law
165. son-in-law
166. brother-in-law
167. king
168. nobility
169. common people

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IV. Animals

170. animal
171. horse
172. pig
173. cow
174. buffalo
175. goat
176. deer
177. hide
178. horn
179. snout
180. tail
181. dog
182. cat
183. mouse
184. rat
185. bird
186. chicken
187. wing
188. cockfight
189. cock's spur
190. feather
191. rice-bird
192. sparrow
193. pigeon
194. dove
195. duck
196. fish
197. scales
198. oyster
199. shrimp
200. octopus
201. squid
202. crab. kepiting
203. shark
204. ray
205. crocodile
206. bat
207. small lizzard
208. snake
209. sea-turtle
210. land-turtle
211. insect
212. ant
213. termite
214. wasp
215. bee
216. worm
217. snail
218. millipede
219. butterfly
220. spider
221. louse
222. fly
223. mosquito
224. firefly
225. plant
226. rice
227. seed-rice
228. ear (of grain)
229. grain
230. hulled rice
231. rice-straw
232. tree
233. wood kayu
234. sap
235. leaf
236. branch
237. tree-trunk
238. root
239. bare
240. stick
241. plank
242. board
243. shell
244. coconut
245. banyan tree
246. ficus
247. sago palm
248. pandanus
249. sago
250. palm-wine
251. bamboo
252. grass
253. moss
254. thorn
255. nettle
256. fish poison
257. poison
258. banana
259. bunch (of fruits)
260. onion
261. cucumber
262. tuber
263. fruit
264. sugarcane
265. pineapple
266. eggplant
267. pumpkin
268. corn
269. flower

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V. Nature

270. land
271. water
272. fire
273. wind
274. mud
275. dust
276. stone
277. mountain
278. cave
279. hill
280. inland
281. interior
282. surface
283. flat
284. plain
285. field
286. ditch
287. garden
288. earthquake
289. wet ricefield
290. dry ricefield
291. desert
292. woods
293. clearing in the forest
294. village
295. gold
296. silver
297. iron
298. copper
299. sea
300. shore
301. beach
302. sand
303. gravel
304. wave
305. foam
306. fluid
307. liquid
308. straits
309. cape
310. tip
311. island
312. coral
313. bay
314. river mouth
315. lake
316. river
317. stream
318. channel saluran
319. irrigation canal
320. flood
321. current
322. north
323. south
324. east
325. west
326. smoke
327. flame
328. glowing coals
329. spark
330. ashes
331. charcoal
332. sky
333. sun
334. light
335. moon
336. star
337. full moon
338. shadow
339. shade
340. cloud
341. rain
342. drizzle
343. thunder
344. noise
345. sound
346. lightning
347. storm
348. tempest
349. fog
350. mist
351. haze
352. dew
353. whirlwind
354. typhoon
355. year
356. day
357. morning
358. midday
359. afternoon
360. dusk
361. night
362. late night
363. yesterday
364. yesterday -1
365. tomorrow
366. tomorrow +1
367. today

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VI. Everyday life

368. village
369. road
370. bridge
371. crossroads
372. house
373. wall
374. a hole in the wall
375. ceiling
376. floor
377. window
378. glass
379. door
380. hinge
381. hook
382. ladder (to the house)
383. ladder (in general)
384. roof
385. thatch
386. split bamboo
387. fence
388. stable
389. room
390. bed
391. toilet
392. garbage heap
393. kitchen
394. stove
395. pan
396. pot
397. (water)jar
398. (cooking)pot
399. cooking vessel
400. rice-pounder
401. rice-mortar
402. basket
403. spoon
404. scoop
405. ladle
406. knife
407. funnel
408. plate
409. cup
410. bowl
411. dipper
412. scissors
413. needle
414. thread
415. color
416. shirt
417. shoes
418. sarong
419. loincloth
420. fringe
421. scarf
422. plant fiber
423. cotton
424. bark cloth
425. loom
426. loom part
427. the woof
428. the warp
429. ring
430. bracelet
431. umbrella
432. earring
433. ornament
434. brush
435. comb
436. table
437. chair
438. pillow
439. blanket
440. mosquito net
441. curtain
442. rafters
443. house-poles
444. roof-peak
445. leak
446. whitewash
447. morter
448. chalk
449. paint
450. lamp
451. torch
452. wick
453. oil
454. coconut oil
455. egg
456. meat
457. sauce
458. gravy
459. spices
460. side-dishes
461. porrige
462. mush
463. salt
464. dregs
465. remains
466. smell
467. honey
468. sugar
469. vinegar
470. pepper
471. red pepper
472. bamboo shot
473. heart-of-palm
474. caraway
475. cumin
476. ginger
477. turmeric
478. sesame
479. boat
480. canoe
481. paddle
482. oar
483. mast
484. sail
485. rudder
486. outrigger
487. fishing net
488. fish-trap
489. fish-hook
490. keris
491. dagger
492. machete
493. gun
494. archer's bow
495. arrow
496. hunting net
497. sharp bamboo stakes
498. saw
499. hammer
500. nail
501. peg
502. axe
503. hatchet
504. wedge
505. chisel
506. carpenter's plane
507. rope
508. string
509. skewer
510. wire
511. chain
512. solder
513. lathe
514. hoe
515. bucket
516. work
517. job
518. extra work
519. second job
520. profit
521. loss
522. edge
523. space between
524. interval
525. side
526. line
527. sheath

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VII. Verbs

528. be born
529. die
530. live
531. kill
532. grow
533. inherit
534. hit
535. fight
536. kick
537. stab
538. jerk
539. jump
540. rub
541. massage
542. scratch
543. rasp
544. scrape
545. drill
546. file
547. sharpen
548. cut
549. chop
550. cut open
551. cut into
552. prune
553. trim
554. cut off
555. amputate
556. rip
557. tear
558. break off
559. slice
560. hack
561. cut unevenly
562. cut up
563. shave
564. slash
565. split
566. carve
567. inlay
568. move
569. change
570. substitute
571. exchange
572. move something
573. walk
574. run
575. go
576. come
577. arrive
578. approach
579. depart
580. enter
581. go out
582. return
583. return something
584. turn around
585. return home
586. trip
587. step in a hole
588. sink in the mud
589. push
590. pull
591. point
592. accuse
593. throw
594. meet
595. pick up
596. appear
597. disappear
598. stop by
599. visit
600. move something away
601. move something closer
602. to face
603. send
604. receive
605. swim
606. dive
607. sink
608. drown
609. shake
610. drift
611. float
612. flow
613. go sail along the coast
614. think
615. know
616. know (a person)
617. feel
618. suffer
619. regret
620. say
621. speak
622. sing
623. chant
624. recite
625. laugh
626. shout
627. cry out
628. call
629. teach
630. study
631. learn
632. praise
633. inform
634. communicate
635. tell
636. narrate
637. read
638. write
639. compose
640. arrange
641. hear
642. see
643. wink
644. blink
645. look up
646. look at
647. stare
648. feel something
649. touch
650. handle
651. taste
652. drink
653. sip
654. suck
655. suckle
656. bite (into something)
657. bite (of animals)
658. chew
659. swallow
660. eat
661. feed
662. lick
663. hiccough
664. cry
665. cry over
666. lament
667. cough
668. sneeze

0 smell

669. smell something
670. breathe
671. gasp
672. pant
673. wheeze
674. hold the breath
675. to blow
676. squeeze
677. press
678. press out
679. choke (on food)
680. vomit
681. spit
682. love
683. hate
684. kiss
685. leer
686. ogle
687. have sexual intercourse
688. mate
689. itch
690. kill by squashing
691. embrace
692. dance
693. sleep
694. close the eyes
695. deny
696. remember
697. forget
698. help
699. pity
700. console
701. promise
702. endure
703. trust
704. believe
705. ask
706. answer
707. repay
708. requite
709. order
710. command
711. like
712. tell a lie
713. win
714. defeat
715. defeated
716. hope
717. make
718. dig
719. scatter
720. sow
721. build
722. clear land
723. hunt
724. chase
725. shoot a gun
726. peel
727. flay
728. strip (leaves)
729. slaughter
730. plow
731. harrow
732. pull out
733. uproot
734. draw a sword
735. side by side
736. next to
737. in a row/line
738. lean on
739. lean something against
740. sit with legs crossed
741. squat
742. sit with legs stretched out
743. stretch out
744. fall down
745. collapse
746. break
747. break open
748. burst
749. to pry
750. gouge
751. mix
752. assemble
753. poke
754. gather (things) together
755. measure
756. knock
757. heat
758. cook
759. fry
760. roast
761. bake
762. burn
763. boil
764. steam
765. spatter
766. settle
767. stir
768. remove pot from the fire
769. divide into portions
770. drip
771. winnow
772. filter
773. weigh
774. pour
775. spill
776. polish. mengupam
777. chop fine
778. knead
779. wash
780. wash clothes ... mis.pakaian
781. wash dishes ... mis.piring2
782. bathe
783. spray
784. rinse
785. wipe
786. sweep
787. cross
788. deviate
789. go to the side
790. turn
791. "tack"
792. sail into the wind
793. rotate
794. revolve
795. twist
796. wind/roll up
797. wrap
798. tie
799. make nets
800. splice
801. stretch
802. extend
803. tighten
804. wind up
805. bandage
806. wrap (a corpse)
807. sway
808. unsteady
809. place
810. bet
811. carry
812. bring
813. hang
814. take
815. steal
816. use
817. wear
818. deliver
819. carry on the shoulder
820. buy
821. sell
822. rent
823. give
824. borrow
825. lend
826. owe
827. pay
828. bargain
829. choose
830. get
831. obtain
832. restore
833. there is
834. there is not
835. have
836. want
837. wish
838. will
839. not yet
840. already
841. all gone
842. yes
843. no
844. do not...
845. be ...ing
846. be
847. become
848. have to
849. must
850. can
851. may
852. permit
853. allow
854. forbid
855. forbidden
856. ever
857. never
858. formerly
859. before
860. happen
861. cause
862. count
863. add
864. divide
865. reduce
866. increase
867. make smaller
868. sew
869. weave
870. decorate
871. embroider
872. repair
873. fade
874. dream
875. daydream
876. wake up
877. get up (from bed)
878. sit
879. get up (from sitting)
880. rise (sun)
881. sit side by side
882. sit next to
883. stand
884. kneel
885. fall
886. rise up
887. go up
888. raise
889. climb
890. climb a mountain
891. stay
892. descend
893. lower
894. let down (rope)
895. pay out rope
896. recede
897. open
898. bloom
899. cover
900. spread out
901. separate
902. pile up
903. close
904. hide
905. hold
906. shelter
907. slip
908. slide
909. carry - hand. menjinjing
910. carry - head
911. carry - hip
912. play
913. bark (dog)

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VIII. Adjectives

914. white
915. black
916. red
917. yellow
918. green
919. blue
920. grey
921. spotted
922. tall
923. short
924. long
925. high
926. low
927. great
928. small
929. round
930. smooth
931. jagged
932. hard (especially of wood)
933. hard
934. soft
935. ripe
936. unripe
937. hot
938. cold
939. sharp
940. dull
941. sweet
942. sour
943. bitter
944. salty
945. spicy hot
946. tasteless
947. old
948. young
949. new
950. heavy
951. light
952. bright
953. shiny
954. glittering
955. dark
956. clear
957. vague
958. narrow
959. wide
960. full
961. empty
962. tight
963. loose
964. sleepy
965. tired
966. deep
967. shallow
968. wet
969. dry
970. far
971. near
972. downstream
973. upstream
974. good
975. bad
976. true
977. false
978. certain
979. beautiful
980. ugly
981. good tasting
982. bad tasting
983. fresh
984. rotten
985. difficult. susah
986. easy
987. expensive
988. cheap
989. coarse
990. fine
991. invulnerable
992. rich
993. poor
994. stingy
995. greedy
996. thin
997. thick
998. fat
999. viscous
1000. sick
1001. well
1002. hungry
1003. sated
1004. thirsty
1005. pregnant
1006. barren
1007. strong
1008. weak
1009. brave
1010. afraid
1011. ashamed
1012. painful
1013. smarting
1014. dirty
1015. mouldy
1016. muddy
1017. clean
1018. straight
1019. direct
1020. askew
1021. curving
1022. sloping
1023. athwart
1024. transverse
1025. across
1026. curly (hair)
1027. urine smell
1028. rancid smell
1029. burnt smell
1030. fragrant
1031. noisy
1032. quiet
1033. lonely
1034. peaceful
1035. calm (water)
1036. clear (water)
1037. wild
1038. tame
1039. free
1040. loud
1041. hard (blow)
1042. hoarse
1043. crazy
1044. confused
1045. dizzy
1046. nervous
1047. angry
1048. happy
1049. sad
1050. disappointed
1051. crippled
1052. blind
1053. deaf
1054. stupid
1055. clever
1056. capable
1057. willing
1058. fast
1059. slow
1060. broken
1061. damaged
1062. torn
1063. perfect
1064. very
1065. rare
1066. usual
1067. common
1068. everyday
1069. popular
1070. slippery
1071. sticky
1072. excessively decorated

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IX. PRONOUNS ETC.

1073. me - I
1074. you sg. (thou)
1075. he
1076. she
1077. we excl.
1078. we incl.
1079. you pl.
1080. they
1081. my
1082. your (thy)
1083. his
1084. her
1085. our excl.
1086. our incl.
1087. your
1088. their
1089. mine
1090. yours
1091. his
1092. ours
1093. theirs
1094. who? siapa
1095. what? apa
1096. how much/many? berapa
1097. when? kapan
1098. which? yg.mana
1099. where? dimana
1100. why?
1101. self (reflexive)
1102. -self (intensifier)
1103. each other
1104. respectively
1105. thing
1106. indefinite
1107. any
1108. goods
1109. this
1110. that (nearby)
1111. that (far)
1112. here
1113. there (near)
1114. there (far)
1115. now
1116. often
1117. just in case
1118. at
1119. in
1120. from
1121. to
1122. inside
1123. on top
1124. under
1125. outside
1126. with
1127. by means of
1128. and
1129. or
1130. but
1131. if
1132. when
1133. because
1134. perhaps
1135. although
1136. before
1137. after
1138. during
1139. since
1140. in vain
1141. pretending
1142. in front
1143. in back
1144. how?