Jump to content

Appendix:Zazaki Swadesh list

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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

Presentation

[edit]
For further information, read the article: Swadesh list

The Swadesh word list, developed by the linguist w:Morris Swadesh, is used as a tool to study the evolution of languages. It contains a set of basic words which can be found in every language. Various versions have been created, in particular:

  • a complete 207 words version, in which some of the words are not found in every environment (it contains for instance snake and snow)
  • a reduced 100 words version.

This word list should not be considered as an elementary lexicon to communicate with speakers of a given language; for such a purpose, the numerous existing Wikivoyage lexicons are more useful. Its only objective is to give a rough idea of the language, by showing its lexical and, when possible, phonetics basis.

List

[edit]
EnglishZazaki
edit (207)
1I (1sg)ez, ed, (past tense)
2you (2sg), to (informal)
3he, she, it (3sg)o
4we (1pl)ma
5you (2pl)şıma
6they (3pl)ee
7thisna
8thatno, o
9heretiya
10theretade, uca
11whokam (interrogative)
12whatse, çıçi (interrogative)
13wherekoti, sera (no movement, interrogative)
14whençımahal, key, çıweğt (interrogative)
15howseni (interrogative)
16notniyo (separate word)
17allhemi, peero
18manybol
19someteney
20fewtay
21otherzewbi
22onezu, zew
23twodıdı
24threehiree
25fourçehar
26fivepanc
27biggırd
28longderg
29widehera
30thickqelaw
31heavygran
32smallwerdı
33shortkılm
34narrowteng
35thinbarı
36womanceni
37man (adult male)Cameerd
38man (human being)insan, merdım
39childqeçek
40wifepirık
41husbandmerde
42motherma, da
43fatherpi, kalık
44animalheywan
45fishmase
46birdmıriçık
47dogkutuk, del
48louseespıc
49snakemar
50wormlolık
51treedar
52forestmeeşe
53stickçuwe, sıvur
54fruitmeywe
55seedtoğım
56leafper
57rootreeçe
58bark (of a tree)kabığ
59flowervılık
60grassvas
61ropela, resen
62skinpost
63meatgost
64bloodgoni
65boneeste
66fat (noun)ron, ruwen
67egghaak, aag
68hornestere
69tailpoçık
70feathermu
71hairpor
72headsere
73eargoş
74eyeçım
75nosezınci, pırnık
76mouthfek
77toothdendan
78tongue (organ)zon, zuwan
79fingernailnengu
80footlıng
81legsaqe
82kneeçok
83handdest
84wingperzane
85bellypize
86gutsloqra
87neckmıl
88backpey, mıyane
89breastseene
90heartzerri, qelb
91liverkezeb
92to drinksımıten
93to eatweren
94to bitegaz kerden
95to suckanceyen
96to spitpakerden
97to vomitvıreecen
98to blowpıf kerden
99to breathenefes groten
100to laughhuweyen
101to seevinayen
102to hearasnawen
103to knowzanen
104to thinkğeyalkerden
105to smellboy kerden
106to feartersayen
107to sleeprakewten
108to liveweşeyen
109to diemerden
110to killkısayen
111to fightlec kerden
112to huntkıştayen
113to hitpırodayen
114to cutcıkerden
115to splitverışten
116to stabkardi keden
117to scratchwıreynayen
118to digkenden
119to swimasnaw kerden
120to flyperayen
121to walkwarwayen
122to comeameyen
123to lie (as in a bed)kewten, derg bıyayen (action, state)
124to sitronışten (action, state)
125to standwerışten (action), werzayen (action, state)
126to turn (intransitive)peyser ameyen
127to fallkewten
128to givedayen
129to holdtepışten
130to squeezepıloğnayen
131to rubsawen
132to washşıwayen
133to wipebesteren
134to pullanten
135to pushcıkuwen
136to throwçekerden
137to tiegıredayen
138to sewronayen
139to countamoren
140to sayvaten
141to singdeyr vaten
142to playkay keden
143to floatvaydeyen
144to flowrodayen
145to freezecemdiyayen (intransitive), cemdınayen (transitive)
146to swellmasayen
147suntici
148moonaşmi
149starıstare
150wateraw
151rainyağer
152riverro
153lakedol
154seaderya
155saltsol
156stonesi
157sandkum
158dusttoz
159eartherd
160cloudhor, hewr
161fogmıc
162skyazmin
163windrızgar, va
164snowvor, vewr
165icecemed
166smokedun
167firekoz, adır
168ashwel
169to burnveşnayen
170roadray
171mountainkol
172redsur
173greenkho
174yellowzerd
175whitesıpe
176blacktarı, siyah
177nightşew
178dayroc
179yearserr
180warmgerm
181coldserd
182fullpır
183newnewe
184oldkehan
185goodrınd, weş
186badaar
187rottenpuç
188dirtypis, [[#Zazaki|]]
189straightduz
190roundkılor, klıorek
191sharp (as a knife)nu
192dull (as a knife)kor
193smoothpak
194wethi
195drywışk
196correctraşt
197nearnezdı
198farduri
199rightraşt
200leftçep
201at-de, -a, -e
202in-de, miyande
203withya, ya piya
204andu
205ifnara, eger ... ise, -se
206becauseçünkü
207namename
  • Orthography :

When the words have various forms (verbs conjugation, gender and number agreement, declensions), the orthography is the following :

  • verbs : infinitive
  • other words : masculine or neutral, singular, nominative (subject)

For specific cases (no infinitive, feminine name, plural name for instance), the simplest form is used.

See also

[edit]
Swadesh lists
Individual languages
Language families, family branches, and geographic groupings
Constructed languages
Reconstructed proto-languages
(edit this template)