Swadesh list

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:list
linguistic tool
gptkbp:appliesTo all languages
gptkbp:category linguistics
comparative linguistics
language documentation
gptkbp:contains basic vocabulary items
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Morris_Swadesh
gptkbp:firstPublished 1950s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swadesh list
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:length 100 words
200 words
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Morris_Swadesh
gptkbp:purpose compare basic vocabulary across languages
gptkbp:usedIn historical linguistics
glottochronology
lexicostatistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proto-Indo-European_language
gptkb:Morris_Swadesh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5