Armenian Swadesh list

This is a Swadesh list of words in English and Armenian.

When the words have various forms (conjugation, declension), the following forms are used:

verbs: infinitive
other words: singular, nominative, indefinite
'No.'- English -Eastern Armenian Transcription - IPA pronunciation
1

es

js

you (sing.)

du

du

he

na

we

you (pl.)

they

nrank nnk

this

ays

js

that

ayn

jn

here

ayste jst

10

there

aynte jnt

11

who

ov

ov

12

what

in

int

13

where ,

orte, ur

14

when

jp

15

how

16

not

, -

17

all

bolor

menk mnk

erb

o, -

duk

duk

vot, u

inpes intps
ot, t
bolo

18

many

at

19

some

oro

20

few

ki

21

other

22

one

23

two

erku

jku

24

three

erek

jk

25

four

ors

tos

26

five

hing

hin

27

big

mec

mts

28

long

erkar

29

wide

layn

ljn

30

thick

hast

hst

31

heavy canr

32

small

pokr pok

33

short

kar

34

narrow

35

thin

36

woman

37

man (adult male)

tamard tmt

38

man (human being)

mard

mt

39

child

erexa

40

wife

41

husband

mek

ne

t
oo
kit
ayl, uri jl, ui
mk

jk

tsn

kt
n

barak bk
kin

kin

kin

kin

amusin musin

42

mother

mayr

maj

43

father

hayr

hj

44

animal

kendani kntni

45

fish

d uk

46

bird

tun trtun

47

dog

un

48

louse

oil

49

snake

50

worm iu

titu

51

tree

tsr

52

forest

anta

53

stick

payt

pjt

54

fruit

ptu

ptu

55

seed

56

leaf

terew tv

57

root

58

bark (of a tree) keew kv

59

flower caik

tsik

60

grass

ot

61

rope

paran pn

62

skin

mak, kai

63

meat

64

blood aryun jun

65

bone

juk

ca

serm

xot

mis

oskor

un
otil
ots

ntr

sem

armat mt

mis

osko

mk, ki

66

fat (noun)

arp

67

egg

ju

68

horn

, eyur, po

69

tail

70

feather

petur ptu

71

hair

72

head

glux

lu

73

ear

akan

knd

74

eye

ak

tk

75

nose

kit

kit

76

mouth beran bn

77

tooth

78

tongue (organ) lezu

79

fingernail

eung jun

80

foot

otk

otk

81

leg

otk

otk

82

knee

cunk

tsunk

83

hand

jerk

d rk

84

wing

tew

tv

85

belly

por

po

86

guts

87

neck

viz

viz

88

back

mek

metk

89

breast kurck kutsk

po

maz

atam

tp

du
jdju, poz

pot

tm
lzu

porotik, aik

pootik, ik

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heart

sirt

sit

91

liver

lyard

ljrt

92

to drink

93

to eat utel

utl

94

to bite

kcel

ktsl

95

to suck

ccel

tstsl

96

to spit

tkel

tkl

97

to vomit

98

to blow

pel

ptl

99

to breathe

nel ntl

100

to laugh

101

to see

tesnel tsnl

102

to hear

lsel

lsl

103

to know

104

to think

mtacel mttsl

105

to smell

hot zgal hot l

106

to fear

vaxenal vnl

107

to sleep

knl

108

to live aprel

109

to die menel mrnl

110

to kill

111

to fight kvel

kr l

112

to hunt orsal

vosl

113

to hit

xmel

knel

ml

orckal votskl

cicael tsitsl

imanal, gitenal imnl, itnl

pl

spanel spnl (prothetic // often omitted orally but prescribed)

xpel, har acel pl, h tsl

114

to cut ktrel

ktl

115

to split

baanel bnl

116

to stab xocel otsl

117

to scratch

118

to dig porel pol

119

to swim loal

120

to fly

121

to walk kaylel kjll

122

to come

123

to lie (as in a bed)

124

to sit

nstl

125

to stand

126

to turn (intransitive)

127

to fall nknel nknl

128

to give

129

to hold , pahel, bnel

130

to squeeze

semel sml

131

to rub

pel

pl

132

to wash

lval

lvl

133

to wipe srbel

spl

134

to pull ,

jgel, kael

135

to push

hrel

hl

136

to throw

netel

137

to tie

, kercel, korel

ktsl, kol

lol

tel trtl

nstel

gal

tal

kapel

l
pakel prkl

kangnel knnl

r el

dvl

tl

kpl

ntl

phl, brnl

d kl, kl

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to sew karel

kl

139

to count

ha el h l

140

to say

asel

141

to sing ergel

jkl

142

to play

xaal

143

to float loal

lol

144

to flow hosel

hosl

145

to freeze

146

to swell uel

url

147

sun

148

moon lusin

lusin

149

star

st

150

water

151

rain

152

river

get

153

lake

li

lit

154

sea

cov

tso

155

salt

156

stone

kar

157

sand

avaz

158

dust

poi

poi

159

earth

ho

ho

160

cloud

amp

mp

161

fog

sl

sael srtl

arew

ast
ur

du
anjrew nd

maaxu, mu mru, mu

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sky

erkink jkink

163

wind

kami

kmi

164

snow

jyun

d jun

165

ice

sauyc srujts

166

smoke

167

fire

168

ash

moxir moi

169

to burn ,

170

road

171

mountain

172

red

173

green kana knt

174

yellow dein

din

175

white

spitak spitk (prothetic // often omitted orally but prescribed)

176

black

sv

177

night

gier

178

day

179

year

tari

180

warm

181

cold

curt

tsut

182

full

lik

lik

183

new

nor

no

184

old

hin

hin

185

good

lav

cux

tsu
hur, krak

hu, kk

vavel, ayrvel

vr el, j l

, ampa, anaparh
,

sew

tak

tmp, tnp

le, sar lr, s

karmir kmi

i
o
ti
tk

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bad

187

rotten ptac

ptts

188

dirty

ketot ktot

189

straight ui

ui

190

round

klo

191

sharp (as a knife)

sur

192

dull (as a knife)

but

but

193

smooth hart

ht

194

wet

tac

tts

195

dry

or

to

196

correct it

tit

197

near

mot

198

far

heu

199

right

200

left

jax

201

at

-, -

-um, -in um, in

202

in

-,

-um, me

203

with

204

and

, ew, u

205

if

206

because

207

name anun

vat

klor

mot

het

ete

vt

su

hru

um, mt

ht
jv, u
jt

nun

orovhetew

voovhtv