"Swadesh list" meaning in English

See Swadesh list in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Swadesh lists [plural]
Etymology: Named after American linguist Morris Swadesh. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|linguist||||}} linguist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Morris Swadesh}} Morris Swadesh, {{named-after|en|Morris Swadesh|nationality=American|occupation=linguist|wplink==}} Named after American linguist Morris Swadesh Head templates: {{en-noun}} Swadesh list (plural Swadesh lists)
  1. (linguistics) One of the lists of vocabulary with universal test meanings/concepts developed by Morris Swadesh in the 1950-70s. Wikipedia link: Swadesh list Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (lists of vocabulary intended to be available in all languages, so-called "universals"): قَائِمَة سواديش (Arabic), llista Swadesh [feminine] (Catalan), 斯瓦迪士核心詞列表 (Chinese Mandarin), 斯瓦迪士核心词列表 (Sīwǎdíshì héxīncí lièbiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Swadeshův seznam (Czech), Swadesh-luettelo (Finnish), liste Swadesh [feminine] (French), lista Swadesh [feminine] (Galician), ceifa Swadesh [feminine] (Galician), სვოდეშის სია (svodešis sia) (Georgian), Swadesh-Liste [feminine] (German), スワデシュ・リスト (Suwadeshu-risuto) (Japanese), Сводеш тізімі (Svodeş tızımı) (Kazakh), 스와데시 리스트 (Seuwadesi riseuteu) (Korean), Cводешийн жагсаалт (Cvodešiin žagsaalt) (Mongolian), فهرست سوادش (fehrest-e sûvâdeš) (Persian), Lista Swadesha [feminine] (Polish), lista de Swadesh [feminine] (Portuguese), спи́сок Сво́деша (spísok Svódeša) [masculine] (Russian), lista Swadesh (Spanish), swadeshlista [common-gender] (Swedish), Swadesh-lista [common-gender] (Swedish), Swadesh Listesi (Turkish)

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