Appendix:Manchu Swadesh list

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This is a Swadesh list of words in Manchu, compared with definitions in English.

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For further information, including the full final version of the list, read the Wikipedia article: Swadesh list.

American linguist Morris Swadesh believed that languages changed at measurable rates and that these could be determined even for languages without written precursors. Using vocabulary lists, he sought to understand not only change over time but also the relationships of extant languages. To be able to compare languages from different cultures, he based his lists on meanings he presumed would be available in as many cultures as possible. He then used the fraction of agreeing cognates between any two related languages to compute their divergence time by some (still debated) algorithms. Starting in 1950 with 165 meanings, his list grew to 215 in 1952, which was so expansive that many languages lacked native vocabulary for some terms. Subsequently, it was reduced to 207, and reduced much further to 100 meanings in 1955. A reformulated list was published posthumously in 1971.

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EnglishManchu
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
(manju gisun)

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1I (1sg)ᠪᡳ (bi)
2you (2sg)ᠰᡳ (si)
3he, she, it (3sg) (i), ᡨᡝᡵᡝ (tere)
4we (1pl)ᠪᡝ (be) (exclusive), ᠮᡠᠰᡝ (muse) (inclusive)
5you (2pl)ᠰᡠᠸᡝ (suwe)
6they (3pl)ᠴᡝ (ce), ᡨᡝᠰᡝ (tese)
7thisᡝᡵᡝ (ere)
8thatᡨᡝᡵᡝ (tere)
9hereᡠᠪᠠ (uba)
10thereᡨᡠᠪᠠ (tuba)
11whoᠸᡝ (we)
12whatᠠᡳ (ai), ᠶᠠ (ya)
13whereᠶᠠᠪᠠ (yaba), ᠠᡳᠪᡳᡩᡝ (aibide), ᠠᠪᠠ (aba)
14whenᠠᡨᠠᠩᡤᡳ (atanggi)
15howᠠᠪᠰᡳ (absi), ᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠮᡝ (adarame)
16notᠸᠠᡴᠠ (waka), ᠠᡴᡡ (akū)
17allᡝᡳᡨᡝᠨ (eiten), ᡤᡝᠮᡠ (gemu), ᡤᡠᠪᠴᡳ (gubci)
18manyᠯᠠᠪᡩᡠ (labdu), ᡤᡝᡵᡝᠨ (geren)
19someᡝᠮᡝᠮᡠ (ememu), ᡠᡩᡠᡩᡠ (ududu)
20fewᡴᠣᠮᠰᠣ (komso)
21otherᡝᠨᠴᡠ (encu), ᡤᡡᠸᠠ (gūwa)
22oneᡝᠮᡠ (emu)
23twoᠵᡠᠸᡝ (juwe)
24threeᡳᠯᠠᠨ (ilan)
25fourᡩᡠᡳᠨ (duin)
26fiveᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠ (sunja)
27bigᠠᠮᠪᠠ (amba)
28longᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ (golmin)
29wideᠣᠨᠴᠣ (onco), ᠯᡝᡨᡝᡥᡠᠨ (letehun), ᠯᡝᠯᡳ (leli)
30thickᠵᡳᡵᠠᠮᡳᠨ (jiramin)
31heavyᡠᠵᡝᠨ (ujen)
32smallᠠᠵᡳᡤᡝ (ajige)
33shortᡶᠣᡥᠣᠯᠣᠨ (foholon), ᡶᠠᠩᡴᠠᠯᠠ (fangkala)
34narrowᡥᠠᡶᡳᡵᠠᡥᡡᠨ (hafirahūn), ᡳᠰᡥᡝᠯᡳᠶᡝᠨ (isheliyen)
35thinᠨᡝᡴᡝᠯᡳᠶᡝᠨ (nekeliyen)
36womanᡥᡝᡥᡝ (hehe)
37man (adult male)ᡥᠠᡥᠠ (haha)
38man (human being)ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (niyalma)
39childᠵᡠᡳ (jui)
40wifeᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (sargan)
41husbandᡝᡳᡤᡝᠨ (eigen)
42motherᡝᠮᡝ (eme), ᡝᠨᡳᠶᡝ (eniye)
43fatherᠠᠮᠠ (ama)
44animalᡤᡠᡵᡤᡠ (gurgu)
45fishᠨᡳᠮᠠᡥᠠ (nimaha)
46birdᡤᠠᠰᡥᠠ (gasha), ᠴᡝᠴᡳᡴᡝ (cecike)
47dogᡳᠨᡩᠠᡥᡡᠨ (indahūn)
48louseᠴᡳᡥᡝ (cihe)
49snakeᠮᡝᡳᡥᡝ (meihe)
50wormᡠᠮᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠ (umiyaha)
51treeᠮᠣᠣ (moo), ᡥᠠᡳᠯᠠᠨ (hailan)
52forestᠪᡠᠵᠠᠨ (bujan), ᠸᡝᠵᡳ (weji)
53stickᠮᡠᡴᡧᠠᠨ (mukšan)
54fruitᡨᡠᠪᡳᡥᡝ (tubihe)
55seedᡠᠰᡝ (use)
56leafᠠᠪᡩᠠᡥᠠ (abdaha)
57rootᡶᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝ (fulehe), ᡩᠠ (da)
58bark (of a tree)ᠨᠣᡨᡥᠣ (notho)
59flowerᡳᠯᡥᠠ (ilha)
60grassᠣᡵᡥᠣ (orho)
61ropeᡶᡠᡨᠠ (futa)
62skinᠰᡠᡴᡡ (sukū)
63meatᠶᠠᠯᡳ (yali)
64bloodᠰᡝᠩᡤᡳ (senggi)
65boneᡤᡳᡵᠠᠩᡤᡳ (giranggi)
66fat (noun)ᡳᠮᡝᠩᡤᡳ (imenggi)
67eggᡠᠮᡥᠠᠨ (umhan)
68hornᡠᡳᡥᡝ (uihe)
69tailᡠᠨᠴᡝᡥᡝᠨ (uncehen)
70featherᡩᡝᡨᡥᡝ (dethe), ᡶᡠᠩᡤᠠᠯᠠ (funggala)
71hairᡶᡠᠨᡳᠶᡝᡥᡝ (funiyehe)
72headᡠᠵᡠ (uju)
73earᡧᠠᠨ (šan)
74eyeᠶᠠᠰᠠ (yasa)
75noseᠣᡶᠣᡵᠣ (oforo)
76mouthᠠᠩᡤᠠ (angga)
77toothᠸᡝᡳᡥᡝ (weihe)
78tongue (organ)ᡳᠯᡝᠩᡤᡠ (ilenggu)
79fingernailᡥᡳᡨᠠᡥᡡᠨ (hitahūn)
80footᠪᡝᡨᡥᡝ (bethe)
81legᠪᡝᡨᡥᡝ (bethe)
82kneeᡨᠣᠪᡤᡳᠶᠠ (tobgiya)
83handᡤᠠᠯᠠ (gala), ᡶᠠᠯᠠᠩᡤᡡ (falanggū) (palm of the hand)
84wingᠠᠰᡥᠠ (asha)
85bellyᡥᡝᡶᡝᠯᡳ (hefeli)
86gutsᡩᡠᡥᠠ (duha)
87neckᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣᠨ (monggon)
88backᡶᡳᠰᠠ (fisa)
89breastᡥᡠᡥᡠᠨ (huhun)
90heartᠨᡳᠶᠠᠮᠠᠨ (niyaman)
91liverᡶᠠᡥᡡᠨ (fahūn)
92to drinkᠣᠮᡳᠮᠪᡳ (omimbi)
93to eatᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (jembi)
94to biteᠰᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ (saimbi)
95to suckᡤᠣᠴᡳᠮᠪᡳ (gocimbi)
96to spitᠴᡳᡶᡝᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (cifelembi)
97to vomitᡶᡠᠶᠠᡴᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡳ (fuyakiyambi), ᠣᡴᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ (oksimbi), ᠵᡠᡵᡠᠮᠪᡳ (jurumbi)
98to blowᡶᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᡝᠮᠪᡳ (fulgiyembi)
99to breatheᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
ᡤᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ
(ergen gaimbi)
100to laughᡳᠨᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (injembi)
101to seeᠰᠠᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (sabumbi)
102to hearᡩᠣᠨᠵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (donjimbi)
103to knowᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳ (sambi)
104to thinkᡤᡡᠨᡳᠮᠪᡳ (gūnimbi), ᠪᠣᡩᠣᠮᠪᡳ (bodombi)
105to smellᠸᠠᠩᡴᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡳ (wangkiyambi)
106to fearᡤᡝᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (gelembi)
107to sleepᠠᠮᡤᠠᠮᠪᡳ (amgambi)
108to liveᠪᠠᠨᠵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (banjimbi)
109to dieᠪᡠᠴᡝᠮᠪᡳ (bucembi)
110to killᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ (wambi)
111to fightᠠᡶᠠᠮᠪᡳ (afambi)
112to huntᠠᠪᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (abalambi)
113to hitᡨᠠᠨᡨᠠᠮᠪᡳ (tantambi), ᡨᡡᠮᠪᡳ (tūmbi)
114to cutᡶᠠᡳᡨᠠᠮᠪᡳ (faitambi), ᡶᡠᡵᡠᠮᠪᡳ (furumbi), ᠰᠠᠴᡳᠮᠪᡳ (sacimbi)
115to splitᡩᡝᠯᡥᡝᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (delhebumbi), ᡩᡝᠨᡩᡝᠮᠪᡳ (dendembi)
116to stabᡨᠣᡴᠣᠮᠪᡳ (tokombi), ᠨᡠᡴᠠᠮᠪᡳ (nukambi)
117to scratchᠸᠠᡧᠠᠮᠪᡳ (wašambi)
118to digᡶᡝᡨᡝᠮᠪᡳ (fetembi)
119to swimᡝᠯᠪᡳᡧᡝᠮᠪᡳ (elbišembi)
120to flyᡩᡝᠶᡝᠮᠪᡳ (deyembi)
121to walkᠣᡴᠰᠣᠮᠪᡳ (oksombi), ᠶᠠᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (yabumbi)
122to comeᠵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (jimbi)
123to lie (as in a bed)ᡩᡝᡩᡠᠮᠪᡳ (dedumbi)
124to sitᡨᡝᠮᠪᡳ (tembi)
125to standᡳᠯᡳᠮᠪᡳ (ilimbi)
126to turn (intransitive)ᡶᠣᡵᡤᠣᡧᠣᠮᠪᡳ (forgošombi)
127to fallᡨᡠᡥᡝᠮᠪᡳ (tuhembi)
128to giveᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (bumbi)
129to holdᠵᠠᡶᠠᠮᠪᡳ (jafambi)
130to squeezeᠰᡳᡵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (sirimbi)
131to rubᠮᠣᠨᠵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (monjimbi)
132to washᠣᠪᠣᠮᠪᡳ (obombi)
133to wipeᠮᠠᠪᡠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (mabulambi)
134to pullᡨᠠᡨᠠᠮᠪᡳ (tatambi)
135to pushᠠᠨᠠᠮᠪᡳ (anambi)
136to throwᡶᠠᡥᠠᠮᠪᡳ (fahambi)
137to tieᡥᡠᡨᡥᡠᠮᠪᡳ (huthumbi), ᡥᡡᠸᠠᡳᡨᠠᠮᠪᡳ (hūwaitambi)
138to sewᡳᡶᡳᠮᠪᡳ (ifimbi)
139to countᡨᠣᠯᠣᠮᠪᡳ (tolombi)
140to sayᡥᡝᠨᡩᡠᠮᠪᡳ (hendumbi), ᡤᡳᠰᡠᡵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (gisurembi), ᠰᡝᠮᠪᡳ (sembi)
141to singᡠᠴᡠᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (uculembi)
142to playᡝᡶᡳᠮᠪᡳ (efimbi)
143to floatᡩᡝᡴᡩᡝᠮᠪᡳ (dekdembi)
144to flowᡝᠶᡝᠮᠪᡳ (eyembi)
145to freezeᡤᡝᠴᡝᠮᠪᡳ (gecembi)
146to swellᠠᡳᠪᡳᠮᠪᡳ (aibimbi), ᠮᠠᡩᠠᠮᠪᡳ (madambi), ᡩᡠᡴᡩᡠᡵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (dukdurembi)
147sunᡧᡠᠨ (šun)
148moonᠪᡳᠶᠠ (biya)
149starᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (usiha)
150waterᠮᡠᡴᡝ (muke)
151rainᠠᡤᠠ (aga)
152riverᠪᡳᡵᠠ (bira), ᡠᠯᠠ (ula)
153lakeᠣᠮᠣ (omo), ᡨᡝᠩᡤᡳᠨ (tenggin), ᠨᠣᠣᡵ (noor)
154seaᠨᠠᠮᡠ (namu), ᠮᡝᡩᡝᡵᡳ (mederi)
155saltᡩᠠᠪᠰᡠᠨ (dabsun)
156stoneᠸᡝᡥᡝ (wehe)
157sandᠶᠣᠩᡤᠠᠨ (yonggan)
158dustᠪᡠᡵᠠᡴᡳ (buraki)
159earthᠨᠠ (na), ᠪᠣᡳᡥᠣᠨ (boihon) (soil)
160cloudᡨᡠᡤᡳ (tugi)
161fogᡨᠠᠯᠮᠠᠨ (talman)
162skyᠠᠪᡴᠠ (abka)
163windᡝᡩᡠᠨ (edun)
164snowᠨᡳᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ (nimanggi)
165iceᠵᡠᡥᡝ (juhe)
166smokeᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (šanggiyan)
167fireᡨᡠᠸᠠ (tuwa)
168ashᡶᡠᠯᡝᠩᡤᡳ (fulenggi)
169to burnᡩᠠᠮᠪᡳ (dambi), ᡩᡝᡳᠵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (deijimbi), ᡩᡠᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (dulembi)
170roadᠵᡠᡤᡡᠨ (jugūn)
171mountainᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)
172redᡶ᠋ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (fulgiyan), ᡶ᠋ᡠᠯᠠᡥᡡᠨ (fulahūn) (light red)
173greenᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (niowanggiyan), ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ (niohon) (light green)
174yellowᠰᡠᠸᠠᠶᠠᠨ (suwayan), ᠰᠣᡥᠣᠨ (sohon) (light yellow)
175whiteᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ (šanyan), ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (šanggiyan), ᡧᠠᡥᡡᠨ (šahūn) (pale)
176blackᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan), ᠰᠠᡥᠠᡥᡡᠨ (sahahūn) (light black)
177nightᡩᠣᠪᠣᡵᡳ (dobori)
178dayᡳᠨᡝᠩᡤᡳ (inenggi)
179yearᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ (aniya)
180warmᡥᠠᠯᡠᡴᠠᠨ (halukan)
181coldᡧᠠᡥᡡᡵᡠᠨ (šahūrun)
182fullᠵᠠᠯᡠ (jalu)
183newᡳᠴᡝ (ice)
184oldᡶᡝ (fe), ᠰᠠᡴᡩᠠ (sakda) (elderly)
185goodᠰᠠᡳᠨ (sain)
186badᡝᡥᡝ (ehe)
187rottenᠨᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠ (niyaha)
188dirtyᠨᠠᠨᡨᡠᡥᡡᠨ (nantuhūn), ᠯᠠᠩᠰᡝ (langse)
189straightᡨᠣᠨᡩᠣ (tondo), ᡤᠣᡩᠣᡥᠣᠨ (godohon) (perpendicular)
190roundᠮᡠᡥᡝᠯᡳᠶᡝᠨ (muheliyen)
191sharp (as a knife)ᡩᠠᠴᡠᠨ (dacun)
192dull (as a knife)ᠮᠣᠶᠣ (moyo)
193smoothᠨᡳᠯᡠᡴᠠᠨ (nilukan)
194wetᡩᡝᡵᠪᡝᡥᡠᠨ (derbehun), ᡠᠰᡳᡥᡳᠨ (usihin)
195dryᠣᠯᡥᠣᠨ (olhon)
196correctᡨᠣᠪ (tob), ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᠠ (giyangga)
197nearᡥᠠᠨᠴᡳ (hanci)
198farᡤᠣᡵᠣ (goro), ᠠᠯᡩᠠᠩᡤᠠ (aldangga)
199rightᡳᠴᡳ (ici)
200leftᡥᠠᠰᡥᡡ (hashū)
201atᡩᡝ (de)
202inᡩᡝ (de), ᡩᠣᠯᠣ (dolo)
203withᡝᠮᡤᡳ (emgi), ᠰᠠᠰᠠ (sasa), ᠵᠠᡳ (jai)
204andᠵᠠᡳ (jai)
205ifᠠᡳᡴᠠ (aika), ᠠᡳᡴᠠᠪᠠᡩᡝ (aikabade), ᠣᠴᡳ (oci), ᠣᡥᠣᡩᡝ (ohode)
206becauseᡨᡠᡵᡤᡠᠨᡩᡝ (turgunde), ᠵᠠᡴᠠᡩᡝ (jakade), ᠵᠠᠯᡳᠨ (jalin), ᠣᡶᡳ (ofi)
207nameᡤᡝᠪᡠ (gebu)
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