Appendix:Sichuan Mandarin Swadesh list

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This is a Swadesh list of words in Sichuanese, compared with that of English.

Presentation

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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.

List

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This list uses Sichuanese Pinyin and IPA

EnglishMandarin
四川しせんばなし四川しせん (Sìchuānhuà)
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IPA
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1I (1sg)わが (ngo3)ŋo⁵³
2you (2sg) (nyi3)ȵi⁵³
3he, she, it (3sg) (ta1)tʰa⁵⁵
4we (1pl)わがわが (ngo3 men2-1)ŋo⁵³ mən²¹⁻⁵⁵
5you (2pl)你們你们 (nyi3 men2-1)ȵi⁵³ mən²¹⁻⁵⁵
6they (3pl) (ta1 men2-1)tʰa⁵⁵ mən²¹⁻⁵⁵
7this這個这个 (ze4 go4)tsɛ²¹³ ko²¹³
8that (na4 go4)na²¹³ ko²¹³
9here這點这点儿 (ze4 dianr3)tsᴇ²¹³ tiɚ⁵³
10thereてんてん (na4 dianr3)na²¹³ tiɚ⁵³
11whoだれ谁个 (sui2 go4)suei²¹ ko²¹³
12what啥子 (sa4 zi3)sa²¹³ tsz⁵³
13where跟前 (na3 gen1 qian2), 哪下哪下儿 (na3 har2)na⁵³ kən⁵⁵ tɕʰiɛn²¹, na⁵³ xɚ²¹
14when哪陣哪阵 (na3 zen4)na⁵³ tsən²¹³
15how啷個啷个 (nang3 go4)naŋ⁵³ ko²¹³
16not (bu2)pu²¹
17all全部ぜんぶ (quan2 bu4)tɕʰyan²¹ pu²¹³
18manyおお (do1)to⁵⁵
19some (xi1)ɕi⁵⁵
20fewすくな (sao4)sau²¹³
21other[[#Mandarin|]]
22oneいち (yi2)i²¹
23two (er4), りょう (niang3)ɚ²¹³, niaŋ⁵³
24threeさん (san1)san⁵⁵
25fourよん (si4)sɿ²¹³
26five (wu3)vu⁵³
27bigだい (da4)ta²¹³
28longなが (cang2)tsʰaŋ²¹
29wideひろし (kuan1)kʰuan⁵⁵
30thickあつ (hou4)xəu²¹³
31heavyおも (zong4)tsoŋ²¹³
32smallしょう (xiao3)ɕiau⁵³
33shortたん (duan3)tuan⁵³
34narrow (ze2)tsɛ²¹
35thinうすき (bo2)po²¹
36womanおんなてき (nyü3 ni1), 女人にょにん (nyü3 ren2), 女人にょにん (nyü3 ren2 jia1)ȵy⁵³ ni⁵⁵, ȵy⁵³ zən²¹, ȵy⁵³ zən²¹ tɕia⁵⁵
37man (adult male)おとこてき (nan2 ni1), おとこじん (nan2 ren2), おとこ人家じんか (nan2 ren2 jia1)nan²¹ ni⁵⁵, nan²¹ zən²¹, nan²¹ zən²¹ tɕia⁵⁵
38man (human being)ひと (ren2)zən²¹
39childしょう娃兒しょう娃儿 (xiao3 wa2 er2-1)ɕiau⁵³ ua²¹ ɚ²¹⁻⁵⁵
40wifeおんなてき (nyü3 ni1), 女人にょにん (nyü3 ren2), ばばむすめ (po2 nyiang1)ȵy⁵³ ni⁵⁵, ȵy⁵³ zən²¹, pʰo²¹ ȵiaŋ⁵⁵
41husbandおとこてき (nan2 ni1), おとこじん (nan2 ren2)nan²¹ ni⁵⁵, nan²¹ zən²¹
42mother媽媽妈妈 (ma1 ma1), (ma1)ma⁵⁵ ma⁵⁵, ma⁵⁵
43father爸爸 (ba2 ba2-1), ろうかんろう汉儿 (nao3 hanr2)pa²¹ pa²¹⁻⁵⁵, nau⁵³ xɚ²¹
44animal動物どうぶつ动物 (dong4 wu2)toŋ²¹³ vu²¹
45fishさかな (yu2), 擺尾摆尾 (bai3 wei3 zi3-2)y²¹, pai⁵³ uei⁵³ tsɿ⁵³⁻²¹
46birdすずめすずめ (qüo2 qüo2-1)tɕʰyo²¹ tɕʰyo²¹⁻⁵⁵
47dogいぬ (gou3)kəu⁵³
48louseしらみしらみ (se2 zi3)sei²⁴ tsɿ²⁴
49snakeへび (se2)sɛ²¹
50wormむしむし (cong2)tsʰoŋ²¹
51tree树子 (su4 zi3)su²¹³ tsɿ⁵³
52forest樹林じゅりん树林 (su4 nin2 zi3)su²¹³ nin²¹ tsɿ⁵³
53stickえだえだ树枝えだ (su4 zi1 zi1)su²¹³ tsɿ⁵⁵ tsɿ⁵⁵
54fruitみずはて (sui3 go3)suei⁵³ ko⁵³
55seed[[#Mandarin|]]
56leaf子葉しよう树子かのうかのう (su4 zi3 ye2 ye2-1)su²¹³ tsɿ⁵³ iɛ²¹ iɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵
57root (gen1 gen1)kən⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵
58bark (of a tree)樹皮じゅひ树皮 (su4 pi2)su²¹³ pʰi²¹
59flowerはなはなはなはな (hua1 huar1)xua⁵⁵ xuɚ⁵⁵
60grassくさ (cao3)tsʰau⁵³
61ropeさくさく (so2 so2)so²¹ so²¹
62skinかわがわ (pi2 pi2-1)pi²¹ pi²¹⁻⁵⁵
63meatにく (rou4)zəu²¹³
64blood (xue2)ɕye²¹
65boneほねあたまほね (gu2 tou2-1)ku²¹ tʰəu²¹⁻⁵⁵
66fat (noun)[[#Mandarin|]]
67egg (dan4)tan²¹³
68hornかく (juo2)tɕyo²¹
69tailともえともえ (wei3 bar1)uei⁵³ pɚ⁵⁵
70feather[[#Mandarin|]]
71hair頭髮とうはつ头发 (tou2 fa2-1)tʰəu²¹ fa²¹⁻⁵⁵
72headのうから脑壳 (nao3 ko2)nau⁵³ kʰo²¹
73earみみ (er3 do1)ɚ⁵³ to⁵⁵
74eye眼睛がんせい (yan3 jin1)iɛn⁵³ tɕin⁵⁵
75noseはな (bi2 zi3)pi²¹ tsɿ⁵³
76mouthくちばしともえ (zui3 ba1)tsuei⁵³ pa⁵⁵
77toothきばきば齿 (ya2 ci3-1)ia²¹ tsʰɿ⁵³⁻⁵⁵
78tongue (organ)舌頭ぜっとうした头儿 (se2 tour2-1)sɛ²¹ tʰɚ²¹⁻⁵⁵
79fingernailゆびかぶとゆびかぶと (zi3 jiar2)tsɿ⁵³ tɕiɚ²¹
80footあし (juo2)tɕyo²¹
81legもも (tui3)tʰuei⁵³
82knee磕膝あたま磕膝头儿 (ke2 xi2-1 tour2), ひざぶたひざ (xi2 gai4)kʰɛ²¹ ɕi²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɚ²¹, ɕi²¹ kai²¹³
83hand (sou3)səu⁵³
84wing翅膀翅膀儿 (zi4 bangr3)tsɿ²¹³ pɚ⁵³
85belly肚皮 (du4 pi2), 肚子 (du4 zi3-2)tu²¹³ pʰi²¹, tu²¹³ tsɿ⁵³⁻²¹
86guts[[#Mandarin|]]
87neck頸仔颈仔 (jin3 zi3-2), 頸項颈项 (jin3 hang4-2)tɕin⁵³ tsɿ⁵³⁻²¹, tɕin⁵³ xaŋ²¹³⁻²¹
88back (bei4)pei²¹³
89breastむね (xiong1 pu3)ɕyoŋ⁵⁵ pʰu⁵³
90heartしん (xin1)ɕin⁵⁵
91liverきも (gan1)kan⁵⁵
92to drinkかつ (ho1)xo⁵⁵
93to eatども (ci2)tsʰɿ²¹
94to bite (ngao3)ŋau⁵³
95to suck[[#Mandarin|]]
96to spit (tu3)tʰu⁵³
97to vomit (tu3)tʰu⁵³
98to blow (cui1)tsʰuei⁵⁵
99to breathe呼吸こきゅう (fu1 xi1)fu⁵⁵
100to laughわらい (xiao4)ɕiau²¹³
101to see (kan4)kʰan²¹³
102to hear (tin1)tʰin⁵⁵
103to know知道ともみち (zi1 dao4), あかつきとく晓得 (xiao3 de2)tsɿ⁵⁵ tau²¹³, ɕiau⁵³ tɛ²¹
104to thinkそう (xiang3)ɕiaŋ⁵³
105to smell (wen2)uən²¹
106to fear (pa4)pʰa²¹³
107to sleepねむ瞌睡 (sui4 ko2 sui4)suei²¹³ kʰo²¹ suei²¹³
108to liveかつ (ho2)xo²¹
109to die (si3)sɿ⁵³
110to killころせ (sa2)sa²¹
111to fight吵架 (cao3 jia4), すみぎゃく (go2 nyie2)tsʰau⁵³ tɕia²¹³, ko²¹ ȵiɛ²¹
112to hunt[[#Mandarin|]]
113to hit (da3)ta⁵³
114to cut[[#Mandarin|]]
115to split[[#Mandarin|]]
116to stab[[#Mandarin|]]
117to scratch (kou1)kʰəu⁵⁵
118to dig (wa1)ua⁵⁵
119to swim游泳ゆうえい (you2 yun4)iəu²¹ yn²¹³
120to fly (fei1)fei⁵⁵
121to walkはし (zou3)tsəu⁵³
122to come (nai2)nai²¹
123to lie (as in a bed) (tang3)tʰaŋ⁵³
124to sitすわ (zo4)tso²¹³
125to stand (zan4)tsan²¹³
126to turn (intransitive) (guai3)kuai⁵³
127to fall (diao4)tiau²¹³
128to giveきゅう (ge1)kɛ⁵⁵
129to hold (na2)na²¹
130to squeeze (ji1)tɕi⁵⁵
131to rub (rua2)zua²¹
132to washあらい (xi3)ɕi⁵³
133to wipeこす (ca2), (kai1)tsʰa²¹, kʰai⁵⁵
134to pull (ce3)tsʰɛ⁵³
135to push (song3)soŋ⁵³
136to throw (suai3)suai⁵³
137to tie (bang1), (kun3), (suan1)paŋ⁵⁵, kʰuən⁵³, suan⁵⁵
138to sewぬい (fong4)foŋ²¹³
139to countかずかず (su3)su⁵³
140to sayせつ (so2)so²¹
141to sing (cang4)tsʰaŋ²¹³
142to play (sua3)sua⁵³
143to float (fu2)fu²¹
144to flowながれ (niu2)niəu²¹
145to freezeゆい结冰 (jie2 bin1)tɕiɛ²¹ pin⁵⁵
146to swell[[#Mandarin|]]
147sun太陽たいようふとし (tai4 yang2)tʰai²¹³ iaŋ²¹
148moonつきあきら (yue2 niang4)ye²¹ niaŋ²¹³
149star星宿せいしゅく星宿せいしゅく (xin1 xiur4), ほしほしほしぼし (xin1 xinr1)ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiɚ²¹³, ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiɚ⁵⁵
150waterみず (sui3)suei⁵³
151rainあめ (yu3)y⁵³
152riverかわ (ho2)xo²¹
153lakeみずうみ (fu2)fu²¹
154seaうみ (hai3)xai⁵³
155saltしおともえ盐巴 (yan2 ba1)iɛn²¹ pa⁵⁵
156stone石頭いしあたまいし (si2 tou2-1)sɿ²¹ tʰəu²¹⁻⁵⁵
157sandかわすな (ho2 sa1)xo²¹ sa⁵⁵
158dustはい (hui1)xuei⁵⁵
159earth (tu3)tʰu⁵³
160cloudくもうん (yun2)yn²¹
161fogきり (wu4)vu²¹³
162skyてん (tian1)tʰiɛn⁵⁵
163windふう (fong1)foŋ⁵⁵
164snowゆき (xue2)ɕye²¹
165ice (bin1)pin⁵⁵
166smokeけむりけむりけむりけむり (yan1 yan1)iɛn⁵⁵ iɛn⁵⁵
167fire (ho3)xo⁵³
168ashはい (hui1)xuei⁵⁵
169to burnやき (sao1)sau⁵⁵
170roadみち (nu4)nu²¹³
171mountainやま (san1)san⁵⁵
172redべに (hong2)xoŋ²¹
173greenみどり绿 (nu2)nu²¹
174yellow (huang2)xuaŋ²¹
175whiteしろ (be2)pɛ²¹
176blackくろ (he2)he2
177nightこすくろ (ca2 he2), ばんじょう (wan3 sang4)tsʰa²¹ xɛ²¹, uan⁵³ saŋ²¹³
178dayはくたかし (be2 tian1)pɛ²¹ tʰiɛn⁵⁵
179yearとし (nyian2)ȵiɛn²¹
180warm[[#Mandarin|]]
181coldひや (nen3)nən⁵³
182full滿みつる (man3)man⁵³
183newしん (xin1)ɕin⁵⁵
184oldろう (nao3) (of high age), きゅうきゅう (jiu4) (not new)nau⁵³, tɕiəu²¹³
185goodこのみ (hao3)xau⁵³
186bad (huai4), (pie4)xuai²¹³, pʰiɛ²¹³
187rotten[[#Mandarin|]]
188dirty (zang1), 齷齪あくせく龌龊 (o2 co1)tsaŋ⁵⁵, o²¹ tsʰo⁵⁵
189straightだて (ni2)ni²¹
190roundえん (yuan2)yan²¹
191sharp (as a knife)とんが (jian1)tɕiɛn⁵⁵
192dull (as a knife)どん (den4)tən²¹³
193smooth[[#Mandarin|]]
194wetしめ湿しめ (si2)sɿ²¹
195dryいぬい (gan1)kan⁵⁵
196correctたい (dui4)tuei²¹³
197nearちか (jin4)tɕin²¹³
198farとお (yuan3)yan⁵³
199rightみぎ (you4)iəu²¹³
200leftひだり (zo3)tso⁵³
201atざい (zai4)tsai²¹³
202inざい (zai4)tsai²¹³
203with (ho2)xo²¹
204and (ho2)xo²¹
205ifかり (jia3 bi3)tɕia⁵³ pi⁵³
206becauseよしためいん (yin1 wei4)in⁵⁵ uei²¹³
207name (min2)min²¹

Sources

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  • 霍時 重慶たーちん方言ほうげんこころざし
  • おうぶんとら はりいちふね しゅう四川しせん方言ほうげんてん

See also

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Swadesh lists
Individual languages
Language families, family branches, and geographic groupings
Constructed languages
Reconstructed proto-languages
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