This is a Swadesh list of Sindhi languages, specifically Sindhi, Kachchi, Luwati and Kholosi, compared with that of English.
| № | English | Sindhi
سنڌي
edit (207) | Saraiki
سرائیکی (srā'īkī)
edit (204) | Khetrani
edit (17) | Kachchi
કચ્છી (kacchī)
edit (18) | Luwati
edit (100) | Kholosi (Arora, 2021)
Xolosi
edit (84) |
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| 1 | I (1sg) | āū̃, mā̃* | ma͠i | ā̃ | āũ | aːm | môy |
| 2 | you (2sg) | tū̃ | tū̃ | tū̃ | tũ | tɔː | attu |
| 3 | he, she, it (3sg) | hī*, hū*, hīa*, hūa* | o* | ho | | | he*, ho* |
| 4 | we (1pl) | asī̃, asā̃, pāṇ | assā̃ | ase | asā̃*, asī̃*, pāṇ*, pā̃* | asaː | ôse |
| 5 | you (2pl) | tavhī̃, tavhā̃, avhā̃ | tussā̃ | avhe | aī̃ | | ôve |
| 6 | they (3pl) | hī*, hū* | o* | ho | | | hozen*, hoven* |
| 7 | this | hī*, hīa* | e | | | hi | he |
| 8 | that | hū*, hūa* | o | | | hu | ho |
| 9 | here | hite | itthe, itthā̃ | | | | |
| 10 | there | hute | utthe, utthā̃ | | | | |
| 11 | who | ker | kauṇ | ker | | ker | |
| 12 | what | chā | kī śe | chā | kuro | kʊrʊ | čʰo |
| 13 | where | kithe | kitthā̃ | kithe | | | kite |
| 14 | when | kaᶑhã | kaɗɗā̃ | kai vaxat | | | vaxte |
| 15 | how | kiã | kĩvẽ | kukar | | | kizo |
| 16 | not | na | na | | | na | ne, na |
| 17 | all | sabhu | sāre, yakke | | | sɪbbi | sôf |
| 18 | many | ghaṇā | ɓahũ | | | ɡana, ɡanu | |
| 19 | some | kujhi | kujh | | | | |
| 20 | few | thorā | thoṛā | | | | |
| 21 | other | biyo | ɗujjhā | | | | |
| 22 | one | hiku | hik | | | hakku | hoko |
| 23 | two | ɓa | ɗū | | | ɓaː | baro |
| 24 | three | te | trāe | | | | tereṛo |
| 25 | four | cār | cār | | | | côllo |
| 26 | five | panja | pãj | | | | panjero |
| 27 | big | vaᶑo | vaɗɗā | vaɗā | vaḍo | waɗu | vazo, kalto |
| 28 | long | ḍigho | lambā | dirghā | lambho | ɗɪɡu | tʰôṛgo |
| 29 | wide | kuśādo, vekiro | | paolhā | | | |
| 30 | thick | thulho | moṭā | | | | |
| 31 | heavy | ɠaro | bārā | | | | gaworo |
| 32 | small | naṇḍho | choṭā | nikā | naṇḍho | nandu | noko |
| 33 | short | naṇḍho | choṭā | luṇḍā | | | noko, berenoko* |
| 34 | narrow | tang | soṛā | | | | |
| 35 | thin | sanho | patlā | saoṛā | sanu | | sino |
| 36 | woman | 'aurat, zāl | ran, tremit | | | ɓaːjri | zayfo |
| 37 | man (adult male) | māṇhū, mardu | ʄaṇā, mard, juvān | | | mard | kozoro |
| 38 | man (human being) | māṇhū, insānu | banda | | māḍu | maːru | |
| 39 | child | ɓāri | ɓāl | | | | viyôw |
| 40 | wife | zāl, joe, ghar vārī, istarī | zāl | | | | miri |
| 41 | husband | maṛs, ghar vāro | pae | | | | mers |
| 42 | mother | māu | mā | | | | ambe, môw |
| 43 | father | pīu | pīu | | pe | | pu, bôô |
| 44 | animal | jānvaru | jānvar | | janāvar | | môr, jakojônvar, heyvôn |
| 45 | fish | machī | macchī | | machī | mat͡ʃi | mačʰi |
| 46 | bird | pakhī | pakkhī | | paṅkhī | d͡ʒɪlkʰri | |
| 47 | dog | kuto | kuttā | | kuto | kʊttu | kotoro |
| 48 | louse | jū̃a, jū̃ | jū̃ | | ṭolo | d͡ʒujn | |
| 49 | snake | nāṅgu | nāṅg | | sap | | sap |
| 50 | worm | kīṛo | kīṛā | | | | kerem |
| 51 | tree | vaṇu | draxt, vaṇ | | | naxɪl | derax |
| 52 | forest | jhaṅgal | jaṅgal | | van | | jangal |
| 53 | stick | laṭhi | ɗaṇḍā, soṭā | | | | xôti |
| 54 | fruit | mevā | | | | | mēvo |
| 55 | seed | ɓiju | bīj | | | daːnu | dôno |
| 56 | leaf | panu | patr | | | kaːɡɪr | barg, petak |
| 57 | root | pāṛa | pāṛ, mũḍh | | | taːri | |
| 58 | bark (of a tree) | choᶑo | chill, khal | | | nes | xal |
| 59 | flower | gulu | phul | | | | gol |
| 60 | grass | gāhu | ghāh | | | | čeman, sovoi |
| 61 | rope | raso | rassā, rassī | | | | gazzi |
| 62 | skin | khala | khal, camṛī | | | d͡ʒaːmrɪ | xal |
| 63 | meat | gośt | gośt | | | ɡɔːʃɪt | môz |
| 64 | blood | ratu | ratt, xūn, lahū | | | rat̪ | rat |
| 65 | bone | haᶑo | haɗɗī | | | haɗu | assaxôn |
| 66 | fat (noun) | carɓī | mī̃jh, carɓī | | | t͡ʃarbi | meo |
| 67 | egg | āno | anḍā, ānā̃ | | | aːnu | ôno |
| 68 | horn | siṅu | siṅgh | | | sɪŋ | piko |
| 69 | tail | puchu | puch, puchaṛ | | | but͡ʃ | pʰečʰ |
| 70 | feather | khambhu | khambh, par | | | pɔːr | |
| 71 | hair | vāra | vāl | | | waːra | loy |
| 72 | head | matho | sir | | | matʰu | kallo, mato |
| 73 | ear | kana | kann | | | kʰan | kan |
| 74 | eye | akhi | akkh | | | akʰi | ax |
| 75 | nose | naku | nakk | | | ɲak | dômax |
| 76 | mouth | vātu | mũh | | | waːt | vôt |
| 77 | tooth | ᶑanda | ɗand | | | ɗandɔː, 𑈜𑈴𑈛 | dand |
| 78 | tongue (organ) | zabāna | ʄibbh, zabān | | | ɠib | dēm |
| 79 | fingernail | nahun | naū̃ | | | nɔː | neč |
| 80 | foot | peru | per | | | paɠ | pay |
| 81 | leg | ṭaṅga | ʄaṅgh, lat | | | | pôyo |
| 82 | knee | goᶑo | ɠoɗā | | | munu | kend |
| 83 | hand | hatha | hatth | | | hatʰ | hat |
| 84 | wing | paru | par | | | | |
| 85 | belly | peṭu | ḍhiḍh | | | beʈʰ | pet |
| 86 | guts | āṇḍo | āndr | | | | |
| 87 | neck | ɠicī | ɠiccī | | | ɡardɪn | geči |
| 88 | back | puṭhi | kanḍh | | | | ao |
| 89 | breast | chātī | sīnā, bubbā | | | t͡ʃaːti | sino |
| 90 | heart | dil | dil, hā̃ | | | dɪl | hiyo |
| 91 | liver | jigaru | jigar, kalejā, zerā | | | beʈu | |
| 92 | to drink | pīaṇu, piaṇu | pīvaṇ | | | bjetu | piyen |
| 93 | to eat | khāiṇu | khāvaṇ | | | kaɪtʊ | xôyen |
| 94 | to bite | cak haṇaṇu | paṭṭaṇ | | | t͡ʃʰaktʊ vɪd͡ʒe | dand digenen |
| 95 | to suck | cūpaṇu, cūsaṇu | cūpaṇ | | | | makken |
| 96 | to spit | thukaṇu | thukk saṭṭaṇ | | | | tof karen |
| 97 | to vomit | okaṇu, ulṭī karṇu | ulṭī karaṇ, uɓaṭṭe āvaṇ | | | | hite čʰiyen, to anen |
| 98 | to blow | phūkaṇu | phūkaṇ | | | | fut karen |
| 99 | to breathe | sāhu khaṇṇu | sāh ghinnaṇ | | | | fut karen |
| 100 | to laugh | khilaṇu | khillaṇ | | | | xelen |
| 101 | to see | disaṇu | ɗekhaṇ | | | ɲjaretu | penden |
| 102 | to hear | ɓudhaṇu | suṇaṇ | | | sʊnetu | senen |
| 103 | to know | ʄāṇaṇu | ʄāṇaṇ | | | ɓud͡ʒetu | |
| 104 | to think | socaṇu, xiyālu karaṇu | socaṇ | | | | |
| 105 | to smell | suṅghaṇu, siṅghaṇu | siṅghaṇ | | | | |
| 106 | to fear | ḍiʄaṇu | ɗaraṇ | | | | |
| 107 | to sleep | sumhaṇu | sumhaṇ | | | summetu | |
| 108 | to live | jīaṇu | jīvaṇ, rahvaṇ | | | | |
| 109 | to die | maraṇu | maraṇ | | | maretu | |
| 110 | to kill | māraṇu | māraṇ | | | maːretu | |
| 111 | to fight | viṛhaṇu | bhiṛaṇ | | | | |
| 112 | to hunt | śikāru karaṇu | śikār karaṇ | | | | |
| 113 | to hit | māraṇu | ṭakrāvaṇ | | | | |
| 114 | to cut | vaḍhaṇu | kappaṇ | | | | |
| 115 | to split | cīraṇu, ᶑāraṇu | cīraṇ, pāṛaṇ | | | | |
| 116 | to stab | haṇaṇu | | | | | |
| 117 | to scratch | khanahaṇu | khanhaṇ | | | | |
| 118 | to dig | khoṭaṇu | khaṭṭaṇ | | | | |
| 119 | to swim | taraṇu | taraṇ | | | veɲd͡ʒetu | |
| 120 | to fly | uᶑiraṇu | uɗaṇ, uɗraṇ | | | uɗetu | |
| 121 | to walk | halaṇu | ṭuraṇ | | | lanɡetu | |
| 122 | to come | acaṇu | āvaṇ | | | at͡ʃetu | |
| 123 | to lie (as in a bed) | leṭaṇu | leṭaṇ | | | letetu | |
| 124 | to sit | vehaṇu | ɓahvaṇ | | | vjetu | |
| 125 | to stand | uṭhaṇu | khaṛaṇ, uṭhīcaṇ | | | ubjetu | |
| 126 | to turn (intransitive) | varaṇu | muṛaṇ | | | | |
| 127 | to fall | giraṇu | ḍhāvaṇ | | | | |
| 128 | to give | diaṇu | ɗevaṇ | | | ɗjetu | |
| 129 | to hold | jhalaṇu | nappaṇ | | | | |
| 130 | to squeeze | nipūṛaṇu | ghuṭṭaṇ | | | | |
| 131 | to rub | mahṭaṇu | raɠṛaṇ | | | | |
| 132 | to wash | dhoaṇu | dhovaṇ | | | | |
| 133 | to wipe | ughaṇu | pū̃jhaṇ | | | | |
| 134 | to pull | chikaṇu | chikkaṇ | | | | |
| 135 | to push | dhikaṇu | dhakkā dīvaṇ | | | | |
| 136 | to throw | uchlāiṇu | saṭṭaṇ | | | | |
| 137 | to tie | ɓadhaṇu | ɓanhaṇ, ɓaddhaṇ | | | | |
| 138 | to sew | sibaṇu | sīvaṇ | | | | |
| 139 | to count | gaṇaṇu | ɠiṇaṇ | | | | |
| 140 | to say | cavaṇu | ākhaṇ | | | t͡ʃʰejtu | |
| 141 | to sing | gāiṇu | ɠāvaṇ | | | | |
| 142 | to play | kheḍaṇu | kheɗaṇ | | | | |
| 143 | to float | taraṇu | taraṇ | | | | |
| 144 | to flow | vahaṇu | vāhaṇ | | | | |
| 145 | to freeze | ʄamaṇu | ʄam vanʄaṇ | | | | |
| 146 | to swell | suʄaṇu | suʄʄaṇ | | | | |
| 147 | sun | siju, sūraju | ɗẽh, sijjh | | | sʊɖ | |
| 148 | moon | canḍu | can | | | d͡ʒand | |
| 149 | star | tāro | tārā | | | taːrʊ | |
| 150 | water | pānī | pāṇī | | | paːni | |
| 151 | rain | mī̃hũ | mī̃h | | | mi | |
| 152 | river | nadī | daryā | | | | |
| 153 | lake | ḍhanḍha | jhīl, ḍhãḍh | | | | |
| 154 | sea | samundu | samandar | | | | |
| 155 | salt | lūṇu | lūṇ | | | | |
| 156 | stone | patharu | patthar | | | batʰar | |
| 157 | sand | vārī | ret | | | raːj | |
| 158 | dust | miṭī | dhūṛ | | | | |
| 159 | earth | dhartī, zamīna | bhūī̃, zamīn | | | zɪmin | |
| 160 | cloud | kakaru | baddal | | | waːɖja | |
| 161 | fog | kohīṛo | dhund, kuhīṛ | | | ɖuh* | |
| 162 | sky | āsmānu | āsmān | | | | |
| 163 | wind | vāu | havā | | | | |
| 164 | snow | barfa | baraf | | | | |
| 165 | ice | barfa | baraf | | | | |
| 166 | smoke | dū̃hõ | dhū̃ā̃ | | | | |
| 167 | fire | bāhi | bhāh | | | ʈʰaːdu | |
| 168 | ash | chāī | suā, kerī | | | pʊljaːr | |
| 169 | to burn | ɓaraṇu | ɓallaṇ | | | ɓaːretu | |
| 170 | road | rasto | saṛk, rastā | | | rastu | |
| 171 | mountain | jabalu | ravā, pahāṛ | | | ɗʊnɡʊr | |
| 172 | red | gāṛho | rattā, lāl | | | rat̪u | |
| 173 | green | sāo | sāvā | | | saːw | |
| 174 | yellow | phiko | pīlā | | | hajdu | |
| 175 | white | acho | ciṭṭā, bagga | | | at͡ʃu | |
| 176 | black | kāro | kālā | | | kaːru | |
| 177 | night | rāti | rāt | | | raːt | |
| 178 | day | ᶑīhũ | ɗī̃hā | | | | |
| 179 | year | sālu | sāl | | | | |
| 180 | warm | koso, garamu | tattā | | | garm | |
| 181 | cold | thadho | ṭhaḍhā | | | ʈʰaɖu | |
| 182 | full | bharyal | pūrā | | | d͡ʒakkaːr | |
| 183 | new | naõ | navā̃ | | | naw | |
| 184 | old | purāṇo, poṛho | ɓuḍḍhā, purāṇā | | | | |
| 185 | good | suṭho, bhalo | caṅɠā̃ | | | uɲt͡ʃu | |
| 186 | bad | xarābu, kiṇo, maṭho | gandā, xarāb | | | | |
| 187 | rotten | ɠaryal | ɠalel hoyā | | | | |
| 188 | dirty | mero | gandā, mailā | | | | |
| 189 | straight | sidho | siddhā | | | | |
| 190 | round | golu | gol | | | t͡ʃʰaklɪ | |
| 191 | sharp (as a knife) | tikho, tez | tikkhā, tez | | | | |
| 192 | dull (as a knife) | muᶑo | kaudan, ahmaq | | | | |
| 193 | smooth | laso | barābar, padhrā, siddhā | | | | |
| 194 | wet | ālo | sinnā̃ | | | | |
| 195 | dry | sukal | sukkā | | | sʊkku | |
| 196 | correct | sahi | darust, sahīh, ṭhīk | | | | |
| 197 | near | vejho | neṛe, kolho | | | | |
| 198 | far | pare | parẽ | | | | |
| 199 | right | saʄo | saʄʄā | | | | |
| 200 | left | khaɓo | khaɓɓā | | | | |
| 201 | at | te | ute, te | | | | |
| 202 | in | mẽ | ic, vic | | | | |
| 203 | with | sā̃, gaᶑ | nāl | | | | |
| 204 | and | a͠i | ate, te | | | | |
| 205 | if | jekaᶑahin | je | | | | |
| 206 | because | chālāi, inhai kare | kīū̃jo | | | | |
| 207 | name | nālo | nā̃ | | | naːlʊ | |
