Swadesh list of 207 words in English and Indonesian .
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Indonesian
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bahasa Indonesia
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saya
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saudara, Anda, tuan ''(respectful)''
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dia
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kami ''(exclusive)'', kita ''(inclusive)''
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kalian
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mereka
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ini
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itu
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di sini
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di sana
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siapa
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apa
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di mana
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kapan
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bagaimana
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bukan, tidak
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semua
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banyak
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beberapa
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sedikit
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lain
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satu
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dua
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tiga
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empat
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lima
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besar
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panjang
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lebar
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tebal
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berat
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kecil
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pendek
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sempit
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tipis
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perempuan
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laki-laki
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orang
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anak
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isteri
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suami
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ibu
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bapak
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binatang
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ikan
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burung
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anjing
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kutu
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ular
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ulat
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pohon
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hutan
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tongkat, batang
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buah
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biji
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daun
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akar
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kulit kayu
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kembang
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rumput
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tali
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kulit
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daging
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darah
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tulang
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gemuk
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telur
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tanduk
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buntut
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bulu
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rambut
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hulu (kepala)
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telinga
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mata
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hidung
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mulut
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gigi
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lidah
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paku
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kaki
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kaki
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lutut
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tangan
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sayap
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perut
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tali perut
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leher
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punggung
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dada, susu
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jantung
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hati
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minum
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makan
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menggigit
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mengisap
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meludah
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muntah
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bertiup
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bernafas
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tertawa
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melihat
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mendengar
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tahu
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berpikir
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bau
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takut akan
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tidur
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hidup
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meninggal
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membunuh
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perkelahian
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perburuan
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mengena
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memotong
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membelah
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menikam
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menggores
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menggali
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berenang
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terbang
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berjalan
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datang
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berdusta ''(state)''
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duduk ''(action, state)''
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berdiri ''(action, state)''
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membalik
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jatuh
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memberi
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memegang
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memeras
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menggosok
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mencuci
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menyapu
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menarik
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mendorong
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melemparkan
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mengikat
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jahit
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menghitung
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berkata
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bernyanyi
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bermain
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mengapung-apung
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mengalir
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membeku
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bertambah
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mata hari
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bulan
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bintang
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air
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hujan
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sungai
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danau
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laut
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garam
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batu
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pasir
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debu
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bumi, darat
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awan
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kabut
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langit
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angin
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salju
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es
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asap
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kebakaran
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abu
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bernyala
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jalan
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gunung
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merah
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hijau
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kuning
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putih
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hitam
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malam
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hari
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tahun
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panas
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dingin
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penuh
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baru
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lama, tua
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baik
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tidak baik
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busuk
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kotor
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lurus
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bulat
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tajam
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tumpul
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licin
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basah
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kering
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betul
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dekat
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jauh
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kanan
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kiri
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ke
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dalam
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dengan
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dan
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kalau
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karena
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nama
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When the words have various forms (verbs conjugation, gender and number agreement, declensions), the orthography is the following :
- verbs : infinitive
- other words : neutral or masculine, singular, nominative (subject)
For specific cases (no infinitive, feminine name, plural name for instance), the simplest form is used.
- Tuttle's Concise Indonesian Dictionary, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo 1993 - ISBN 0804818649
- Colloquial Indonesian (Sutanto Atmosumarto), Routledge, New York 1994 - ISBN 0415091993
- Les langages de l'humanité (Michel Malherbe), Robert Laffont, Paris 1995 - ISBN 2221059476
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