Swadesh list
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after American linguist Morris Swadesh.
Noun[edit]
Swadesh list (plural Swadesh lists)
- (linguistics) One of the lists of vocabulary with universal test meanings/concepts developed by Morris Swadesh in the 1950-70s.
Translations[edit]
lists of vocabulary intended to be available in all languages, so-called "universals"
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