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Appendix:Japonic Swadesh lists

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This is a Swadesh list of Japonic languages, specifically Proto-Japonic, Japanese, Proto-Ryukyuan, Kikai, Kunigami, Miyako, Northern Amami Ōshima, Okinoerabu, Okinawan, Southern Amami Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Yaeyama, Yonaguni and Yoron, compared with that of English.

Part I Part II Part III
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No. English Proto-Japonic Japanese Proto-Ryukyuan Kikai Kunigami Miyako Northern Amami Ōshima Okinawan Okinoerabu Southern Amami Ōshima Tokunoshima Yaeyama Yonaguni Yoron
1 I *a, *wa (あ, a), (わ, wa), わたし (わたし, watashi), (おれ, ore), (われ, ware), (ぼく, boku), (わし, washi) *wanu 我ん (わん, wan) 我ぬー (わぬー, wanū) 我ん (ばん, ban) 我ん (wan) 我ん (わん, wan) 我ん (わぬ, wanu) 我ん (わん, wan) 我ん (わん, wan) 我ぬ (ばぬ, banu) 我ぬ (あぬ, anu) (わぬ, wanu)
2 you
(singular)
*u, *o あなた (anata), おまえ (omae), きみ (kimi) *uya, *ura だー () っやー ('yā), うんじゅ (unju) っゔぁ (vva) っやー ('yā) っやー ('yā), うんじゅ (unju) うら (ura) うら (ura) っやー ('yā) わー () んだ (nda) うら (ura)
3 he *ka (かれ, kare, あれ, are) *kare [Term?] ありー (arī) かり (kari) [Term?] (あり, ari) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] かり (kari) かり (kari) [Term?]
4 we *wa, *waya 我等 (warera), 私達 (watashitachi) *waya, *wareta, *wanuta 我きゃ (わきゃ, wakya) 我達 (わったー, wattā) 我ん達 (ばんた, banta) 我きゃ (わきゃ, wakya) 我達 (わったー, wattā) 我きゃ (わきゃ, wakya), 我ちゃ (わちゃ, wacha) 我きゃ (わきゃ, wakya) 我きゃ (わきゃ, wakya) 我ん達 (ばんだー, bandā) (ばぬ, banu), 我ん達 (ばんた, banta) 我ちゃ (わちゃ, wacha)
5 you (plural) *uya, *ura 貴方達 (あなたたち, anatatachi), きみたち (kimitachi) *eta, *urata [Term?] なったー (nattā), いったー (ittā) っゔぁた (vvata) [Term?] なったー (nattā), いったー (ittā) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] わだー (wadā) んでぃ (ndi), [script needed] (ndinta) [Term?]
6 they *kata 彼等 (karera) *kareta [Term?] ありったー (arittā) かいた (kaita) [Term?] 彼達 (あったー, attā), うったー (uttā) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] かりったー (karittā) かんたち (kantati), うんたち (untati) [Term?]
7 this [Term?] これ (kore) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] くり (kuri) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] ふり (furi)
8 that *ka, *sə あれ (are), それ (sore) *kare, *ore [Term?] あり (ari), うり (uri) かり (kari), うり (uri) [Term?] あり (ari), うり (uri) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] かり (kari), うり (uri) かり (kari) [Term?]
9 here *kəkə ここ (koko) *koma [Term?] ふまー (fumā) くま (kuma) [Term?] くま (kuma) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] くま (kuma) くみ (kumi) ふま (fuma)
10 there *səkə そこ (soko) *kama, *ama, *oma [Term?] あまー (amā), うまー (umā) かま (kama) [Term?] あま (ama), うま (uma) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] かま (kama), うま (uma) かま (kama) [Term?]
11 who *ta (dare) *tare, *taro (たる, taru) たるー (tarū) (たる, taru) [Term?] (たー, tā), たる (taru) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] たー () (たー, tā) [Term?]
12 what *na, *nə (なに, nani) *nawo, *nowo [Term?] ぬー () のー () [Term?] (ぬー, nū) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (のー, nō) ぬー () [Term?]
13 where *entu どこ (doko) *ezu [Term?] だー () んざ (nza) [Term?] まー () [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] のー () んま (nma) [Term?]
14 when *Etu 何時 (いつ, itsu) *etu [Term?] ひちー (hichī) いつ (itsï) [Term?] いち (ichi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] いちぃ (itsï) いち (ichi) [Term?]
15 how *eka 如何 (どう, dō) *eka [Term?] ちゃー (chā) いきゃ (ikya) [Term?] 如何 (ちゃー, chā) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] いきゃ (ikya) いが (iga) [Term?]
16 not *na, *nu 無い (nai) *nu [Term?] ねーぬ (nēnu) にゃーん (nyān) [Term?] ねーん (nēn) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] ねーぬ (nēnu) みぬん (minun) [Term?]
17 all [Term?] 全て (すべて, subete), (みな, mina) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] むる (muru) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] ぶる (buru), ぶーる (būru) [Term?]
18 many *əpə 多い (おおい, ōi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] 多さん (うふさん, ufusan) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
19 some [Term?] 少し (すこし, sukoshi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
20 few [Term?] 少ない (すくない, sukunai) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
21 other [Term?] (ほか, hoka) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
22 one [Term?] (ひと, hito) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
23 two [Term?] (ふた) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
24 three [Term?] (み, mi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
25 four [Term?] (よ, yo) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
26 five [Term?] (いつ, itsu) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
27 big *əpə 大きい (おおきい, ōkii) *opo [Term?] [Term?] うぷ (upu) [Term?] まぎさん (magisan) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
28 long [Term?] 長い (ながい, nagai) [Term?] [Term?] 長はん (ながはん, nagahan) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
29 wide *pirə 広い (ひろい, hiroi) *piro [Term?] 広ーせん (ぴ゚るーせん, pirūsen) (ぴぃす, pïsu) 広さり (ひるさり, hirusari) 広さん (ふぃるさん, firusan) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] 広さん (ぴぃすさん, pïsusan) [Term?] [Term?]
30 thick [Term?] 厚い (あつい, atsui) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
31 heavy [Term?] 重い (おもい, omoi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
32 small [Term?] 小さい (ちいさい, chīsai) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
33 short [Term?] 短い (みじかい, mijikai) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
34 narrow [Term?] 狭い (せまい, semai) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
35 thin [Term?] 細い (ほそい, hosoi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
36 woman [Term?] (おんな, onna) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] 女子 (ゐなぐ, winagu) 女子 (をぅなぐ, wunagu, いぃなぐ, yinagu) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] 女ぬ子 (みぬか゚, minunga) 女子 (ふなぐ, funagu, をぅなぐ, wunagu)
37 man (adult male) [Term?] (おとこ, otoko) [Term?] [Term?] (いけが, ikega, うんが, unga) びきどぅん (bikidun) [Term?] (ゐきが, wikiga, ゆきが, yukiga) (いぃんが, yinga) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (びんが, binga) (をぅいが, wuiga)
38 man (human being) *pitə (ひと, hito) *pito (っちゅ, tchu) (ちゅー, chū) (ぴぃとぅ, psïtu) (ちゅー, chū) (っちゅ, tchu) (ちゅー, chū) [Term?] (ちゅー, chū) (ぴぃとぅ, pïtu) (っとぅ, ttu) (ぴちゅ, pichu)
39 child (youth) [Term?] 子供 (こども, kodomo) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
40 wife [Term?] (つま, tsuma) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ゆみ, yumi) [Term?] 刀自 (とぅじ, tuji), (ゆみ, yumi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ゆみ, yumi) (どぅみ, dumi) [Term?]
41 husband *woputə (おっと, otto) *wotto (をぅとぅ, wutu) (うと゚ぅー, utū, うっと゚ぅー, uttū) (ぶとぅ, butu) (うと゚ぅ, uθu) (をぅとぅ, wutu) (をぅとぅ, wutu) [Term?] (をぅとぅ, wutu) (ぶどぅ, budu) (ぶとぅ, butu) (をぅとぅ, wutu)
42 mother [Term?] (はは, haha) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] あっぱ (appa) あぶた (abuta), あぶだ (abuda) [Term?]
43 father [Term?] (ちち, chichi) [Term?] [Term?] すー () [Term?] [Term?] すー (), たーりー (tārī) あちゃ (acha) [Term?] [Term?] あーや (āya) [Term?] あちゃ (acha)
44 animal [Term?] 動物 (どうぶつ, dōbutsu) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
45 fish [Term?] (うお, uo, さかな, sakana) [Term?] [Term?] (っゆー, 'yū) [Term?] [Term?] (いう, iu, いゆ, iyu) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] いつぃ (itsï) (いゆ, iyu) (っゆー, 'yū)
46 bird [Term?] (とり, tori) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (とぅい, tui) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
47 dog [Term?] (いぬ, inu) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (いん, in) (いん, in) (いん, in) [Term?] (いん, in) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
48 louse [Term?] (しらみ, shirami) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (しらん, shiran) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (つぁん, tsan) [Term?]
49 snake [Term?] (へび, hebi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] 波布 (ぱゔ, pav) [Term?] 波布 (はぶ, habu) (ひび, hibi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
50 worm [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
51 tree *kəy (き, ki) *ke [Term?] (きー, khī) (きー, kī) [Term?] (きー, kī) [Term?] (きぃー, kɨɨ) [Term?] (きー, kī) (きー, kī) [Term?]
52 forest [Term?] (もり, mori) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
53 stick [Term?] (つえ, tsue) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
54 fruit [Term?] 果物 (くだもの, kudamono) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] 生い (ない, nai), 生い物 (ないむん, naimun) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] 生い (ない, nai) [Term?]
55 seed *tanay (たね, tane) *tane (た゚にぃ, θanï) [Term?] (たに, tani) (た゚にぃ, θanï) [Term?] (た゚に, θani) [Term?] (た゚にぃ, θanï) (たに, tani) (たに, tani) (たに, tani)
56 leaf *pa (は, ha) *pa (ぱー, pā) (ぱー, phā) (ぱー, pā) (はー, hā) (ふぁー, fā) (はー, fā) [Term?] (はー, hā) (ぱー, pā) (はー, hā) (ぱー, pā)
57 root [Term?] (ね, ne) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
58 bark (from tree) [Term?] 木肌 (きはだ, kihada) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
59 flower *pana (はな, hana) *pana (ぱな, pana) (ぱなー, phanā) (ぱな, pana) (はな, hana) (はな, hana) (はな, hana) [Term?] (はな, hana) (ぱな, pana) (はな, hana) (ぱな, pana)
60 grass [Term?] (くさ, kusa) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ふさ, fusa) [Term?] (くさ, kusa) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (っつぁー, ttsā, っつぁ, ttsa) [Term?]
61 rope *tuna (つな, tsuna) *tuna [Term?] (ちなー, chinā) (つぃな, tsïna) (つぃな, tsïna) (ちな, china) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (つぃな, tsïna) (んな, nna) [Term?]
62 skin [Term?] (かわ, kawa) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
63 meat [Term?] (にく, niku, しし, shishi) [Term?] (しん, shin) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (しし, shishi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
64 blood *ti (ち, chi) *ti (ちー, chī) (ちー, chī) (つぃー, tsïï) (ち, chi) (ちー, chī) (ちー, chī) [Term?] (ちー, chī) (つぃー, tsïï) (ちー, chī) (ちー, chī)
65 bone [Term?] (ほね, hone) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
66 fat *ampura (あぶら, abura) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
67 egg [Term?] (たまご, tamago) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] とぅなか (tunaka) [Term?] くーが (kūga) ふが (fuga) [Term?] [Term?] こーま (kōma) (かいく゚, kaingu) ふが (fuga)
68 horn *tuno (つの, tsuno) *tuno (とぅぬ, tunu) (ちぬー, chinū) (つぃぬ, tsïnu) (つぃの, tsïno) (ちぬ, chinu) (ちぬ, chinu) (とぃの, tïno) (つぃの, tsïno) (つぃぬ, tsïnu) (んぬん, nnun) (ちぬ, chinu)
69 tail [Term?] (お, o) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
70 feather *panay (はね, hane) *pane (ぱにぃ, panï) (ぱにー, phanī) (ぱに, pani) (はね, hane) (はに, hani) (はに, hani) [Term?] (はにぃ, hanï) (ぱに, pani) (はに, hani) (ぱに, pani)
71 hair [Term?] (かみ, kami) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] からず (karazu) [Term?] からじ (karaji) はらじ (haraji) [Term?] からーじ (karāji), からずぃんけぃ (karazïnkë) (Isenchou) [Term?] からん (karan) [Term?]
72 head [Term?] (あたま, atama) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] かなまㇲ゙ (kamanaz) (つぃぶる, tsiburu) (ちぶる, chiburu) (ちぶる, chiburu) (つぃぶる, tsiburu) [Term?] (つぶり, tsuburi, つぃぶる, tsiburu, つぃぶるぃ, tsiburi) みんぶる (minburu) (ちぶる, chiburu)
73 ear [Term?] (みみ, mimi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (みん, min) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
74 eye *may (め, me) *me (みー, mī) (みー, mī) (みー, mī) (みぃー, mïï) (みー, mī) (みー, mī) [Term?] (みぃー, mïï) (みー, mī) (みー, mī) (みー, mī)
75 nose *pana (はな, hana) *pana (ぱな, pana) (ぱなー, phanā) (ぱな, pana) (はな, hana) (はな, hana) (はな, hana) [Term?] (はな, hana) (ぱな, pana) 鼻ぶる (はなぶる, hanaburu) (ぱな, pana)
76 mouth *kutuy (くち, kuchi) *kuti [Term?] (くちー, khuchī) (ふつ, futsu) (く゚ち, xuchi) (くち, kuchi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ふつぃ, futsï) (ってぃ, tti) [Term?]
77 tooth *pa (は, ha) *pa [Term?] (ぱー, phā) (ぱー, pā) (はー, hā) (はー, hā) (はー, hā) [Term?] (はー, hā) (ぱー, pā) (はー, hā) [Term?]
78 tongue [Term?] (した, shita) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (しば, shiba) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ったー, ttā) [Term?]
79 fingernail [Term?] (つめ, tsume) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
80 foot [Term?] (あし, ashi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ふぃさ, fisa) (はじ, haji) [Term?] [Term?] (ぱい, pai) (はん, han) (はぎ, hagi)
81 leg [Term?] (あし, ashi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ふぃさ, fisa) (はじ, haji) [Term?] [Term?] (ぱい, pai) (はん, han) (はぎ, hagi)
82 knee [Term?] (ひざ, hiza) [Term?] つぃぶし (tsibushi) ちーんし (chīnshi) [Term?] [Term?] ちんし (chinshi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] ちんし (chinshi)
83 hand *tay (て, te) *te [Term?] (てぃー, thī) (てぃー, tī) (てぃー, tïï) (てぃー, tī) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (てぃー, tī) (てぃー, tī) [Term?]
84 wing [Term?] (つばさ, tsubasa) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (はに, hani) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
85 belly [Term?] (はら, hara) *wata [Term?] (わた゚ー, watā) (ばた, bata) (わた゚, waθa) (わた, wata) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ばた, bata) (ばだ, bada) (わた, wata)
86 guts *wata (わた, wata) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
87 neck [Term?] (くび, kubi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
88 back [Term?] (せ, se) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (くし, kushi) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
89 breast *munay (むね, mune) *mune [Term?] (にー, nī) (っみ, mmi) (むにぃ, munï) (んに, nni) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (んに, nni) (んに, nni) (にー, nī)
90 heart [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
91 liver [Term?] (きも, kimo) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] (ちむ, chimu) [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]
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