Italian Swadesh List

 

Gaetano Gambino (Palermo, Sicily)

  1. I – Io
  2. You – tu
  3. We – Nuatri
  4. This – chistu/questo
  5. That – chidu/quello
  6. Who – cu
  7. What – chi/cosa
  8. Not – non
  9. All – tuttu
  10. Many – molto
  11. One – uno
  12. Two – due
  13. Big – grande
  14. Long – lungo
  15. Small – nicu/piccolo
  16. Woman – donna
  17. Man – uomo
  18. Person – persona
  19. Fish – pisce
  20. Bird – uccello
  21. Dog – cane
  22. Louse
  23. Tree – abero
  24. Seed – semi
  25. Leaf – foglio
  26. Root – radice
  27. Bark – scocia
  28. Skin – pelle
  29. Flesh – carne
  30. Blood – sango
  31. Bone – ossa
  32. Grease – grasso
  33. Egg – uovo
  34. Horn – corno
  35. Tail – coda
  36. Feather
  37. Hair – capiddi
  38. Head – testa
  39. Eye – occhi
  40. Ear – l’orrecchie
  41. Nose – naso
  42. Mouth – Boca
  43. Tooth – dente
  44. Tongue – lingua
  45. Claw
  46. Foot – pede
  47. Knee – ginocchio
  48. Hand – manu
  49. Belly – pancio
  50. Neck – cuodo

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Anna Pallis (Calabria)

  1. I – Io
  2. You – tu
  3. We – Noi
  4. This – questo
  5. That – quello
  6. Who – chi
  7. What – che
  8. Not – non
  9. All – tutto
  10. Many – molto