Appendix:Goidelic Swadesh lists

This is a Swadesh list of Goidelic languages, specifically Old Irish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, compared with that of English.

List

№	English	Old Irish Goídelc ^{edit (205)}	Irish Gaeilge ^{edit (207)}	Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig ^{edit (207)}	Manx Gaelg ^{edit (207)}
1	I (1sg)	mé	mé	mi	mee
2	you (2sg)	tú	tú	thu	oo
3	he, she, it (3sg)	é	sé	e	eh
4	we (1pl)	sní	sinn	sinn	shin
5	you (2pl)	sib, síi	sibh	sibh	shiu
6	they (3pl)	é	siad	iad	ad
7	this	in so	seo	seo	yn shoh
8	that	in sin, in tall	sin, siúd	sin, siud	yn shen, yn shid
9	here	sund	anseo	an seo	ayns shoh, aynshoh
10	there	tall	ansin, ansiúd	an sin, an siud	ayns shen, ayns shid
11	who	cía	cé*	cò*	quoi
12	what	cid	cad*, céard	dè*	cre, c'red
13	where	cairm, cía airm, cía dú	cá*	càite*	c'raad
14	when	cuin	cathain*	cuin*	cre'n traa, cooin
15	how	cía chruth, cía indas, cindas, co	conas, cén chaoi*	ciamar, dè mar, cionnas*	kys, kanys, cre'n aght
16	not	ní, nícon	ní	cha, chan	cha, chan
17	all	uile	uile	uile	ooilley
18	many	il, imdae, mór	a lán	mòran	ram, mooarane
19	some	nach	roinnt	cuid, feadhainn	ennagh, shiartanse, kuse
20	few	bec, terc, úathad	beagán	beagan, corra	beggan
21	other	aile	eile	eile	elley
22	one	óen	aon	aon	unnane, un
23	two	dá	dó	dà	daa
24	three	trí	trí	trì	tree
25	four	cethair	ceathair	ceithir	kiare
26	five	cóic	cúig	còig	queig
27	big	oll, mór	mór	mòr	mooar
28	long	fota, sír	fada	fada	foddey, liauyr
29	wide	lethan	leathan	leathann, farsaing	lhean
30	thick	remor, tiug	tiubh	tiugh	çhiu
31	heavy	trom	trom	trom	giare
32	small	bec	beag	beag	beg
33	short	cummair, berr, gerr	gearr	goirid, geàrr	gearr
34	narrow	cáel, cumung	cúng	caol, cumhang	coon
35	thin	séim, tanae	tanaí	tana	thanney
36	woman	ben	bean	boireannach	ben
37	man (adult male)	fer	fear	fear	fer, dooinney
38	man (human being)	duine	duine	duine	dooinney
39	child	lenab, noídiu	leanbh, páiste	pàiste, duine-cloinne	lhiannoo, paitçhey
40	wife	ben, séitig	bean chéile	bean, bean-phòsda	ben, ben phoost, ben heshey
41	husband	céile, fer	fear céile	fear-pòsda	dooinney, dooinney poost, sheshey, sheshey poost
42	mother	máthair	máthair	màthair	moir
43	father	athair	athair	athair	ayr
44	animal	anmandae, míl, robb	ainmhí	beathach, ainmhidh, beòthach	baagh, baaghtagh, bioagh, cretoor
45	fish	íasc	iasc	iasg	eeast
46	bird	én	éan	eun	ushag
47	dog	cú, matad	madra	cù, madadh	coo, moddey
48	louse	míl, míl étgudo	míol cnis	mial	meeyl
49	snake	nathair	nathair	nathair	aarnieu
50	worm	cruim	péist	boiteag, cnuimh	beishteig, beisht, dhiane
51	tree	crann, fid	crann	craobh	billey
52	forest	caill, fid, fidbad, ros, ruud	coill	coille	keyll
53	stick	flesc, maide	bata	bata, bioran, madadh	maidjey
54	fruit	mess, torad	toradh	meas, toradh	mess, troar
55	seed	síl	síol	sìol	sheel, rass
56	leaf	duilne	duilleog	duilleag	duillag
57	root	frém, mecon	fréamh	freumh	fraue
58	bark (of a tree)	coirt, croiccenn, crottball, rúsc	rúsc	rùsg	roost
59	flower	bláth, scoth	bláth	blàth, sìthean, dìthean, flùr	blaa
60	grass	fér	féar	feur	faiyr
61	rope	loman, súainem, tét	téad	ròpa	tead
62	skin	cnes, croiccenn	craiceann	craiceann	crackan
63	meat	cúa, féoil	feoil	feòil	feill
64	blood	crú, fuil	fuil	fuil	fuill
65	bone	cnáim	cnámh	cnàmh	craue
66	fat (noun)	béoil, blonac, geir, íth	saill	geir, saill	sahll, blennick
67	egg	og	ubh	ugh	ooh
68	horn	adarc, benn, corn	adharc	adharc, corn	eairk, cayrn
69	tail	erball, err	eireaball	earball	famman, arbyl
70	feather	cleitte	ite	ite	clooie, fedjag
71	hair	finna, folt	gruaig	falt, gruag	gruag, folt
72	head	cenn	ceann	ceann	kione
73	ear	áu, clúas	cluas	cluas	cleaysh
74	eye	rosc, súil	súil	sùil	sooill
75	nose	srón	srón	sròn	stroin
76	mouth	á, bél, gin	béal	beul	beeal
77	tooth	dét, fíacail	fiacail	fiacail	feeackle
78	tongue (organ)	tengae	teanga	teanga	ingin
79	fingernail	ingen	ionga	ìne	ionga
80	foot	cos, traig	cos	cas	cass
81	leg	cos	cos	cas	cass, lurgey
82	knee	glún	glúin	glùn	glioon
83	hand	lám	lámh	làmh	laue
84	wing	ette, scíath	sciathán	sgiath	skian
85	belly	bolg, brú	bolg	brù	bolg
86	guts	cáelán, inathar	inní	mionach, caolan	collane
87	neck	brága, muin, muinél	muineál	amhaich, muineal	mwannal
88	back	cúl, druimm	droim	druim	dreeym
89	breast	cích	cíoch	cìoch	keeagh
90	heart	cride	croí	cridhe	cree
91	liver	óa	ae	adha, grùthan	aane
92	to drink	ibid	ól	òl	iu
93	to eat	ithid	ith	ith	ee
94	to bite	benaid, greimm	bain greim as	bìd	greim
95	to suck	dinid, súigid	súigh	sùigh	soo, jiole
96	to spit	do·beir saile	caith seile	tilg smugaid	ceau shelley, tilg shelley
97	to vomit	sceïd	aisig	sgeith	skeeah, skeay
98	to blow	do·infet, séitid	séid	sèid	sheid
99	to breathe	do·beir anál	análaigh	tarraing anail	tayrn ennal
100	to laugh	gáirid, tibid	déan gáire	gàir, dèan gàire	gear
101	to see	ad·cí	feic	faic	faik
102	to hear	ro·cluinethar	cluin, clois	cluinn	cluin, clasht
103	to know	at·tá a ḟis oc, ro·fitir	a fhios a bheith agat	tha fios aig	fys ec
104	to think	imm·rádi, smúainid	smaoinigh	smaoinich	smooinee
105	to smell	boltaigidir	bolaigh	feuch fàileadh	soar
106	to fear	ad·ágathar, eclaigid, gaibid ecla, is ómun la	eagla*	gabh eagal	gow aggle roish
107	to sleep	con·tuili	codail	caidil	caddil
108	to live	ar·beir biuth, at·tá beó, maraid	mair	bi beò	bee bio, bee er mayrn
109	to die	at·baill, baïd, fo·gaib bás, téit bás	faigh bás	bàsaich	fow baase
110	to kill	marbaid, oirgid	maraigh	marbh	marr
111	to fight	cathaigid, fichid	troid	sabaid	cagg
112	to hunt	ad·claid, do·seinn	seilg	sealg	shelg
113	to hit	benaid, bongaid, búailid, slaidid, sligid	buail	buail	bwoaill
114	to cut	do·esc, gerraid, snaidid	gearr	geàrr	giar
115	to split	dlongid	scoilt	sgoilt	scolt, skeilt
116	to stab	cailgid, tollaid	rop	sàth	seiy
117	to scratch	scrípaid, tochasaid	tochais	sgròb	screeb
118	to dig	claidid	tochail	cladhaich	cleigh, reuyr
119	to swim	snáïd	snámh	snàmh	snaue
120	to fly	fo·luathar	eitil	itealaich	etlee, ettyl
121	to walk	siblaid, teít	siúil	coisich	shooyl
122	to come	do·icc, do·tét	tar	thig	tar
123	to lie (as in a bed)	laigid	luigh*	laigh*	lhie
124	to sit	saidid	suigh*	suidh*	soie
125	to stand	do·airissedar	seas*	seas*	shass
126	to turn (intransitive)	imm·soí, sóïd	cas	tionndaidh	cass
127	to fall	do·tuit	tit	tuit	tuitt
128	to give	do·beir	tabhair	thoir	toyr, cur
129	to hold	gaibid	coinnigh	cùm	cum
130	to squeeze	fáiscid, tendaid, timsaigid	fáisc	teannaich	çhionn, faast, craisht
131	to rub	con·meil	cuimil	suath	rub
132	to wash	folcaid, fothraicid, ind·aim	nigh	nigh	niee
133	to wipe		cuimil	suath	glen, rub
134	to pull	do·srenga, srengaid	tarraing	tarraing	tayrn
135	to push	ad·aig	brúigh	brùth	broo
136	to throw	caithid, do·léci, fo·ceird, sneidid, sréïd	caith	tilg	ceau, tilg
137	to tie	cenglaid, con·rig, sníid	ceangail	ceangail	kiangle
138	to sew	úaigid	fuaigh	fuaigh	whaal, fuaill
139	to count	rímid	áirigh	cùnnt	coont
140	to say	as·beir, labraithir, ráidid	abair	abair, can	abbyr, loayr
141	to sing	canaid	can	seinn	gow arrane, kiaulley
142	to play	cluichigidir, imm·beir	imir	cluich	cloie
143	to float	snáïd	snámh	bi a' fleòdradh	snaue
144	to flow	bruinnid, dolin, silid, snigid	snigh	ruith	stroo, sheel, shiauill, thooill
145	to freeze	reódaid, téchtaid	reoigh	reòdh	rio
146	to swell	attaid, bolgaid	at	at	att
147	sun	grían	grian	grian	grian
148	moon	éscae, ré	gealach	gealach	eayst
149	star	rétglu, rind	réalta	rionnag	rollage
150	water	dobur, uisce	uisce	uisge, bùrn	ushtey
151	rain	bráen, flechud	báisteach	uisge	fliaghey
152	river	aub	abhainn	abhainn	awin
153	lake	linn, loch	loch	loch	logh, lhingey
154	sea	fairrge, ler, muir, trethan	muir, farraige	muir, cuan, fairge	mooir, keayn, faarkey
155	salt	salann	salann	salann	sollan
156	stone	cloch, lía	cloch	clach	clagh
157	sand	gainem	gaineamh	gainmheach	geinnagh
158	dust	lúaith, lúaithred	deannach	stùr, duslach	joan
159	earth	talam, úir	cré	talamh	thalloo
160	cloud	nél	scamall, néal	sgòth, neul	bodjal, niaul
161	fog		ceo	ceò	kay
162	sky	aer, nem	spéir	adhar, speuran	aer, speyr, niau
163	wind	gáeth	gaoth	gaoth	geay
164	snow	snechtae	sneachta	sneachd	sniaghtey
165	ice	aig	oighear	deigh, eighre	rio
166	smoke	dé	deatach	ceò, toit	jaagh
167	fire	áed, daig, teine	tine	teine	aile, çhenney
168	ash	lúaith	luaith	luath	leoie
169	to burn	bruthnaigidir, teinnid	dóigh	loisg	losht
170	road	bóthar, conar, rót, slige	bóthar	rathad	raad, bayr
171	mountain	benn, slíab	sliabh	beinn	slieau, beinn, muyne
172	red	derg, rúad	rua, dearg	ruadh, dearg	ruy, jiarg
173	green	glas, úaine	glas, uaine	glas, uaine	glass, eayney
174	yellow	buide	buí	buidhe	buigh
175	white	bán, finn, gel	bán	geal	bane, fynn
176	black	dub	dubh	dubh	doo
177	night	adaig	oíche	oidhche	oie
178	day	día, lá	lá	là	laa
179	year	blíadain	bliain	bliadhna	blein
180	warm	té	te	blàth	çheh
181	cold	úar	fuar	fuar	feayr
182	full	lán	lán	làn	lane
183	new	núa	nua	ùr, nuadh	noa, oor
184	old	sen	sean	sean	shenn
185	good	dag, maith, so-	maith	math	mie
186	bad	droch, olc	olc, droch-	dona, olc	olk, drogh
187	rotten	brén	lofa	grod, loibhte	loau, breinn
188	dirty	salach	salach	salach	sollagh, broghe, breinnagh
189	straight	díriuch	díreach	dìreach	jeeragh
190	round	cruinn	cruinn	cruinn	cruinn
191	sharp (as a knife)	áith, gér	géar	geur	geyre
192	dull (as a knife)	máel	maol	maol	moal
193	smooth	mín, réid	mín	mìn	meein, rea
194	wet	fliuch	fliuch	fliuch	fliugh
195	dry	tírim	tirim	tioram	çhirrym
196	correct	cert, cóir	ceart	ceart	kiart
197	near	ocus	gar, dlúth	faisg	faggys, er çheu, er gerrey
198	far	cían, i fat	i bhfad	fada	foddey
199	right	dess	deis	deas	jesh
200	left	clé, túath-	clé	clì	clee, toshtal
201	at	oc	ag	aig	ec
202	in	i	i	ann	ayns
203	with	co, i n-arrad, la	le	còmhla ri, le	lesh, marish
204	and	ocus	agus	agus	as
205	if	día, má	ma	ma, nan, nam	my, ga
206	because	hóre	mar	oir	er-yn-oyr
207	name	ainmm	ainm	ainm	ennym

Swadesh lists
Individual languages
Ashkun Akkadian Albanian Amdo Tibetan Amharic Antillean Creole Arabic Cypriot Arabic Egyptian Arabic Juba Arabic Moroccan Arabic South Levantine Arabic Tunisian Arabic Armenian Old Armenian Aromanian Assamese Asturian Avar Avestan Awadhi Fiji Hindi Azerbaijani Bangala Bashkir Basque Belarusian Bengali Berber Moroccan Amazigh Tashelhit Central Atlas Tamazight Tuareg Kabyle Tarifit Bhojpuri Breton Bugis Bulgarian Burmese Burushaski Cantonese Cape Verdean Carpathian Rusyn Catalan Cebuano Celtiberian Central Bikol Chambeali Chavacano Chechen Cornish Crimean Tatar Czech Old Czech Dalmatian Danish Dhivehi Dutch Afrikaans Limburgish Zealandic Egyptian English Middle English Old English Elamite Estonian Etruscan Even Evenki Faliscan Fanagalo Faroese Fijian Finnish Fongbe French Middle French Old French Frisian West Frisian Friulian Galician Gallo Gan Garo Garhwali Gaulish Galatian Gelao Georgian Old Georgian German Gothic Greek Ancient Greek Mariupol Greek Mycenaean Greek Guaraní Guinea-Bissau Creole Gujarati Haitian Creole Hakka Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hindustani Hittite Hmong Hungarian Hunsrik Icelandic Ilocano Ingush Irish Old Irish Classical Gaelic Italian Jamaican Creole Japanese Old Japanese Classical Japanese Jaunsari Javanese Jeju Jizhao Kannada Kapampangan Kashubian Kashmiri Katë Kazakh Khmer Komi-Zyrian Konkani Korean Middle Korean Kurdish Kurmanji Sorani Kurukh Kusunda Kyrgyz Ladino Latin Vulgar Latin Latvian Latgalian Ligurian Lepontic Lingala Linngithigh Lithuanian Lombard Low Saxon Lower Sorbian Luwian Macedonian Maguindanao Maithili Makasar Malagasy Malay Betawi Indonesian Musi Malayalam Maltese Manchu Mandarin Standard Mandarin Sichuan Mandarin Nanjing Mandarin Mandaic Manx Māori Maranao Marathi Old Marathi Mauritian Creole Megleno-Romanian Meitei/Manipuri Middle Chinese Min Hokkien Eastern Min Mingrelian Mongolian Mokilese Muong Navajo Neapolitan Nepali Norwegian Northern Mansi Nihali Nuristani Kalasha Occitan Odia Ojibwe Okinawan Old Chinese Old Norse Old Prussian Old Tupi Oscan Osing Ossetian Papiamento Pashto Persian Middle Persian Old Persian Phrygian Pirahã Polabian Polish Old Polish Portuguese Old Portuguese Prasun Punjabi Purepecha Quechua Romani Caló Romanian Russian Sangisari Sanskrit Saraiki Santali Scots Scottish Gaelic Serbo-Croatian Siberian Tatar Sicilian Silesian Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovene Somali Spanish Old Spanish Sranan Sumerian Sundanese Swahili Swedish Tagalog Tahitian Tajik Talysh Tamil Tatar Telugu Temiar Tetum Tigrinya Thai Tocharian A Tocharian B Tok Pisin Tooro Torwali Tregami Tswana Turkish Turkmen Tuvaluan Udi Caucasian Albanian Ukrainian Umbrian Upper Sorbian Urdu Uyghur Uzbek Vietnamese Walloon Waray-Waray Welsh Wu Wutun Yiddish Zazaki Zulu Xiang ǃXóõ
Language families, family branches, and geographic groupings
Afroasiatic Albanian Algonquian and Iroquoian Anatolian Arabic Armenian Austroasiatic Austronesian (Oceanic) Balto-Slavic Baltic Slavic Bantu Berber Celtic Brythonic Goidelic Continental Celtic Chumashan and Hokan Dené–Yeniseian Dravidian Formosan Germanic West North Hellenic Hmong-Mien Hurro-Urartian Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Iranian Nuristani Italic Romance Sabellic Japonic Kartvelian Kho-Bwa Kuki-Chin Kra–Dai Mayan Muskogean Niger–Congo Northeast Caucasian Northwest Caucasian Oto-Manguean Paleosiberian Pama-Nyungan Penutian Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Raji-Raute Tibeto-Burman Tocharian Tyrsenian Slavic East West South Siouan and Pawnee South American Tungusic Tupian Turkic Uralic Finnic Uto-Aztecan
Constructed languages
Esperanto Ido Interlingua Lidepla Lojban Toki Pona
Reconstructed proto-languages
Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Albanian Proto-Anatolian Proto-Austroasiatic Proto-Austronesian Proto-Balto-Slavic Proto-Bantu Proto-Basque Proto-Celtic Proto-Germanic Proto-West Germanic Proto-Hellenic Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-Iranian Proto-Indo-Aryan Proto-Iranian Proto-Nuristani Proto-Italic Proto-Japonic Proto-Mayan Proto-Slavic Proto-Turkic Proto-Tai Proto-Tocharian
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