Swadesh list

dõ

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[do]

1. interrogative and exclamative pronoun Where. Example: Dõn has esat?, where have you been?

2. relative pronoun Where. Example: A cità dõ jo naçé apelle-si Nou Jorc, the city where I was born is called New York.

Etymology: From Latin de unde.

vos

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[vos]

1. personal pronoun, plural You (subject), you (object, only after a preposition).

2. personal pronoun, singular or plural You (subject), you (object, only after a preposition). It is used in polite speech to address one or more people. It is also used in prayers to God and the Virgin Mary.

Etymology: From Latin vos.

qwĩ

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[kwi]

1. interrogative and exclamative pronoun Who. Example: Qwĩn arriwé hjer tant tard?, who arrived yesterday so late?

2. relative pronoun Who, that. Example: Mas ggermanas, qwĩns vircen nous Stats Unats, paraulen ainglès perfetament, my sisters, who work in the United States, speak English perfectly.

Etymology: From Latin quem.

mout

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[mou̯t]

1. adverb of quantity A lot, much. Example: J’ame-ti mout, I love you a lot.

2. adverb of quantity Very (used to express the superlative degree in adjectives and adverbs). Example: A citàt eh mout bella, the city is very beautiful.

3. indefinite determiner A lot of, much, many. Example: Jo laic ou cafè cõ mout sucer, I like coffee with a lot of sugar; mouts lãns dou mond viwen n’eixtrema pauperiza, many countries in the world live in the extreme poverty.

4. indefinite pronoun Much, many. Example: Mouts hen-si qwezonat pur qwe hast sucedat dou, many have asked themselves why this has happened, da mannggata d’hjer, s’hast tuvïe mouta, of the food from yesterday, there is still much of it left.

Etymology: From Latin multus.