Swadesh List of 207 Words
English - Pangasinan
- I - siak, ak
- you (singular) - sika, ka
- he - sikato (he/she), kato
- we - sikami, kami, mi, sikatayo, tayo, sikata, ta
- you (plural) - sikayo, kayo, yo
- they - sikara (sika ira)
- this - aya
- that - atan
- here - dia
- there - diman, ditan
- who - siopa, sio, si
- what - anto
- where - iner
- when - kapigan, pigan
- how - pano, panon
- not - ag, andi, aleg, aliwa
- all - amin
- many - amayamay, dakel
- some - pigara (piga ira)
- few - daiset
- other - arom
- one - isa, sakey
- two - dua, duara (dua ira)
- three - talo, talora (talo ira)
- four - apat, apatira (apat ira)
- five - lima, limara (lima ira)
- big - baleg
- long - andokey
- wide - maawang, malapar
- thick - makapal
- heavy - ambelat
- small - melag, melanting, tingot, daiset
- short - melag, melanting, tingot, antikey, kulang, abeba
- narrow - mainget
- thin - mabeng, maimpis
- woman - bii
- man (adult male) - laki, bolog
- man (human being) - too
- child - ogaw
- wife - asawa, kaamong (spouse)
- husband - asawa, kaamong (spouse)
- mother - ina
- father - ama
- animal - ayep
- fish - sira, ikan
- bird - manok, siwsiw (chick)
- dog - aso
- louse - koto
- snake - oleg
- worm - biges (germ), alumbayar (earthworm)
- tree - kiew, tanem (plant)
- forest - kakiewan, katakelan
- stick - bislak, sanga
- fruit - bunga
- seed - bokel
- leaf - bolong
- root - lamot
- bark - obak
- flower - bulaklak
- grass - dika
- rope - singer, lubir, taker
- skin - baog, katat
- meat - laman
- blood - dala
- bone - pokel
- fat (n.) - mataba, taba
- egg - iknol
- horn - saklor
- tail - ikol
- feather - bago
- hair - buek
- head - olo
- ear - layag
- eye - mata
- nose - eleng
- mouth - sangi
- tooth - ngipen
- tongue - dila
- fingernail - koko
- foot - sali
- leg - bikking
- knee - pueg
- hand - lima
- wing - payak
- belly - eges
- guts - pait
- neck - beklew
- back - beneg
- breast - pagew, suso
- heart - puso
- liver - altey
- drink - inom
- eat - mangan, akan, kamot
- bite - ketket
- suck - sepsep, suso
- spit - lutda
- vomit - uta
- blow - sibok
- breathe - engas, ingas, dongap, linawa
- laugh - elek
- see - nengneng
- hear - dengel
- know - amta, kabat
- think - nonot
- smell - angob
- fear - takot
- sleep - ogip
- live - bilay
- die - onpatey, patey
- kill - manpatey, patey
- fight - laban, kolkol, bakal
- hunt - managnop, anop, manpana, manerel (catch)
- hit - tira, nakna, pekpek
- cut - tegteg, sugat
- split - pisag, puter, paldua (half)
- stab - saksak, doyok
- scratch - gugo, gorgor, korkor
- dig - kotkot
- swim - langoy
- fly (v.) - tekyab
- walk - akar
- come - gala, gali, onsabi, sabi
- lie - dokol (lie down), tila (tell a lie)
- sit - yorong (i-orong)
- stand - alagey
- turn - liko, telek
- fall - pelag (drop), tumba
- give - iter, itdan (iteran)
- hold - benben
- squeeze - pespes
- rub - kuskos, gorgor, poyok
- wash - oras
- wipe - ponas
- pull - goyor
- push - tolak
- throw - topak
- tie - singer
- sew - dait
- count - bilang
- say - ibaga
- sing - togtog
- play - galaw
- float - letaw
- flow - agos
- freeze - kigtel
- swell - larag
- sun - agew, banua
- moon - bulan
- star - bitewen
- water - danum
- rain - uran
- river - ilog, kalayan
- lake - ilog, look
- sea - dayat, laot
- salt - asin
- stone - bato
- sand - buer
- dust - dabok
- earth - dalin
- cloud - lorem
- fog - kelpa
- sky - tawen
- wind - dagem
- snow - linew
- ice - pakigtel
- smoke - asiwek, asewek
- fire - apoy, pool (blaze), dalang (flame)
- ashes - dapol
- burn - pool, sinit
- road - dalan, basbas (path)
- mountain - palandey
- red - ambalanga, pula
- green - ampasiseng, pasiseng
- yellow - duyaw
- white - amputi, puti
- black - andeket, deket
- night - labi
- day - agew
- year - taon
- warm - ampetang, petang
- cold - ambetel, betel
- full - napsel (napesel), napno (napano)
- new - balo
- old - daan
- good - duga, maong, abig
- bad - aliwa, maoges
- rotten - abolok, bolok
- dirty - maringot, dingot, marutak, dutak
- straight - maptek, petek
- round - malimpek, limpek, tibokel
- sharp - matdem (matarem), tarem
- dull - mangmang, epel
- smooth - palanas, patad, patar
- wet - ambasa, basa
- dry - amaga, maga
- correct - duga, tua (true)
- near - asinger
- far - arawi
- right - kawanan
- left - kawigi
- at - ed
- in - ed
- with - iba
- and - tan
- if - no
- because - ta, lapu ed
- name - ngaran
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