Lista diagnóstica léxico-estatística (Morris Swadesh)
[para levantamentos e comparações de línguas indígenas]

Português (English)

eu (I)
tu (thou)
nós (we)
este (this)
aquele (that)
quem? (who?)
que [coisa]? (what?)
não (not)
todos (all)
muitos (many)
um (one)
dois (two)
grande (big)
comprido (long)
pequeno (small)
mulher (woman)
homem (man)
gente/pessoa (person/people)
peixe (fish)
pássaro/ave (bird)
cachorro (dog)
piolho (louse)
árvore (tree)
semente (seed)
folha (leaf)
raiz (root)
casca [de árvore] (bark)
pele (skin, fur)
carne (flesh, meat)
sangue (blood)
osso (bone)
gordura (grease)
ovo (egg)
chifre (horn)
rabo (tail)
pena (feather)
cabelo (hair)
cabeça (head)
orelha (ear)
olho (eye)
nariz (nose)
boca (mouth)
dente (tooth)
língua (tongue)
unha (nail, claw)
pé (foot)
mão (hand)
barriga (belly)
pescoço (neck)
seio (bosom)
coração (heart)
beber (to drink)
comer (to eat)
morder (to bit)
ver (to see)
ouvir (to hear)
saber (to know)
dormir (to sleep)
morrer (to die)
matar (to kill)
nadar (to swim)
voar (to fly)
andar (to walk)
vir (to come)
deitado (lying)
sentado (sitting)
de pé (standing)
dar (to give)
dizer (to say)
sol (sun)
lua (moon)
estrela (star)
água (water)
chuva (rain)
pedra (stone)
areia (sand)
terra (earth, soil)
nuvem (cloud)
fumaça (smoke)
fogo (fire)
cinza (ash)
queimar (to burn)
caminho (road)
serra (mountain)
vermelho (red)
verde (green)
branco (white)
amarelo (yellow)
preto (black)
noite (night)
quente (warm)
frio (cold)
cheio (full)
novo (new)
bom (good)
redondo (round)
seco (dry)
nome (name)
vós (you, ye)
ele (he)
eles (they)
como? (how?)
quando? (when?)
onde (where)
aqui (here)
ali (there)
outro (other)
três (three)
quatro (four)
cinco (five)
poucos (few)
céu (sky)
dia (day)
vento (wind)
correr (to flow)
mar (sea)
lago (lake)
rio (river)
molhado (wet)
lavar (to wash)
cobra (snake)
verme/larva (worm)
costa[s] (back)
perna (leg)
braço (arm)
asa (wing)
lábio (lip)
pêlo (body hair)
umbigo (navel)
tripas (guts)
saliva (spit)
leite (milk)
fruta/o (fruit)
flor (flower)
erva (grass)
com (with)
se (if)
vamos para casa (let us go to home)
em casa (at home)
mãe (mother)
pai (father)
marido (husband)
esposa (wife)
sal (salt)
gelo (ice)
menino (boy, child)
escuro (dark)
cortar (to cut)
largo (wide)
estreito (narrow)
longe (far)
perto (near)
grosso (thick)
fino (thin)
curto (short)
pesado (heavy)
embotado (dull)
peludo (hairy)
sujo (dirty)
mau (bad)
podre (rotten)
liso (smooth)
reto (straight)
correto (correct)
esquerdo (left)
direito (right)
velho (old)
raspar (to rub grate)
puxar (to pull)
empurrar (to push)
jogar/atirar (to throw)
bater (to beat)
rachar (to split)
furar (to pierce)
cavar (to dig)
amarrar (to tie)
coser/costurar (to sew)
cair (to fall down)
inchar (to swell)
pensar (to think)
cantar (to sing)
cheirar (to smell)
vomitar (to vomit, puke)
chupar (to suck)
soprar (to blow)
temer (to fear)
apertar (to squeeze)
segurar (to hold)
embaixo (below, down)
em cima (above, up)
maduro (ripe)
pó/poeira (dust)
vivo (alive)
corda (rope)
ano (year)

Fonte: Cit. em SILVA, Alcionílio B. A. da. Discoteca etnolingüístico-musical das tribos dos rios Uaupés, Içana e Cauaburi. São Paulo: [Salesianos?], 1961.