Swadesh list
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swadesh-list-183-4862111
title:
Swadesh list
text:
A Swadesh list is a compilation of tentatively universal concepts for the purposes of lexicostatistics. That is, a Swadesh list is a list of forms and concepts which all languages, without exception, have terms for, such as star, hand, water, kill, sleep, and so forth. The number of such terms is small – a few hundred at most, or possibly less than a hundred; the inclusion or exclusion of many terms is subject to debate among linguists, thus there are several different lists, and some authors ma
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Compilation of concepts primarily for the purposes of lexicostatistics
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadesh_list
date created:
2004-11-28T20:11:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T21:00:30Z
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