Legend[]
- No. (Swadesh List Index)
- Ety. (etymology)
- yue: Cantonese loanwords
- hin: Hindi loanwords
- vie: Vietnamese loanwords
- Hongkongese (Hongkongese dictionary entry)
- English (English definition)
Word list[]
| No. | Ety. | Hongkongese | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | I | |
| 2 | yue | nei | thou (singular) |
| 3 | hi | he | |
| 4 | wi | we | |
| 5 | yu | you (plural) | |
| 6 | dei | they | |
| 7 | dis | this | |
| 8 | det | that | |
| 9 | hia | here | |
| 10 | déa | there | |
| 11 | hu | who | |
| 12 | whot | what | |
| 13 | whea | where | |
| 14 | when | when | |
| 15 | hau | how | |
| 16 | not | not | |
| 17 | o | all | |
| 18 | meny | many | |
| 19 | sàm | some | |
| 20 | fiu | few | |
| 21 | ata | other | |
| 22 | wàn | one | |
| 23 | tu | two | |
| 24 | fi | three | |
| 25 | fo | four | |
| 26 | faif | five | |
| 27 | big | big | |
| 28 | long | long | |
| 29 | waid | wide | |
| 30 | fick | thick | |
| 31 | hefy | heavy | |
| 32 | smo | small | |
| 33 | shot | short | |
| 34 | newou | narrow | |
| 35 | fin | thin | |
| 36 | wumàn | woman | |
| 37 | men | man (adult male) | |
| 38 | yàn | man (human being) | |
| 39 | kid / chaioud | child (a youth) | |
| 40 | loupo / wàif | wife | |
| 41 | lougung / hasbàn | husband | |
| 42 | mami / mata | mother | |
| 43 | dedi / fata | father | |
| 44 | ennimou | animal | |
| 45 | fish | fish | |
| 46 | böd | bird | |
| 47 | dog | dog | |
| 48 | sàtna | louse | |
| 49 | snik | snake | |
| 50 | wöm | worm | |
| 51 | chwi | tree | |
| 52 | fowes | forest | |
| 53 | stick | stick (of wood) | |
| 54 | gwo | fruit | |
| 55 | sid | seed | |
| 56 | yue | yip | leaf |
| 57 | wut | root | |
| 58 | chwiskin | bark (of tree) | |
| 59 | flauwa | flower | |
| 60 | gwas | grass | |
| 61 | woup | rope | |
| 62 | skin | skin (of a person) | |
| 63 | yue | yuk | meat (as in flesh) |
| 64 | blàd | blood | |
| 65 | bung | bone | |
| 66 | fet | fat (noun) | |
| 67 | ig | egg | |
| 68 | hon | horn | |
| 69 | teiou | tail | |
| 70 | feta | feather | |
| 71 | hea | hair | |
| 72 | hed | head | |
| 73 | ia | ear | |
| 74 | ái | eye | |
| 75 | nous | nose | |
| 76 | màuf | mouth | |
| 77 | tuf | tooth | |
| 78 | tàng | tongue | |
| 79 | fingganeiou | fingernail | |
| 80 | fut | foot | |
| 81 | lig | leg | |
| 82 | ni | knee | |
| 83 | hen | hand | |
| 84 | wing | wing | |
| 85 | bely | belly | |
| 86 | guts | ||
| 87 | neck | neck | |
| 88 | beck | back | |
| 89 | breast | ||
| 90 | hat | heart | |
| 91 | lifa | liver | |
| 92 | jing | to drink | |
| 93 | to eat | ||
| 94 | bàit | to bite | |
| 95 | sàck | to suck | |
| 96 | spit | to spit | |
| 97 | womit | to vomit | |
| 98 | blou | to blow (as wind) | |
| 99 | to breathe | ||
| 100 | laf | to laugh | |
| 101 | si | to see | |
| 102 | to hear | ||
| 103 | to know (a fact) | ||
| 104 | to think | ||
| 105 | smeu | to smell (sense odor) | |
| 106 | to fear | ||
| 107 | slip | to sleep | |
| 108 | lif | to live | |
| 109 | dai | to die | |
| 110 | kiu | to kill | |
| 111 | fàit | to fight | |
| 112 | hàn | to hunt (transitive) | |
| 113 | hit | to hit | |
| 114 | càt | to cut | |
| 115 | to split | ||
| 116 | steb | to stab (or stick) | |
| 117 | to scratch (an itch) | ||
| 118 | dig | to dig | |
| 119 | swim | to swim | |
| 120 | flay | to fly | |
| 121 | wok | to walk | |
| 122 | càm | to come | |
| 123 | lai | to lie (as on one's side) | |
| 124 | sit | to sit | |
| 125 | sten | to stand | |
| 126 | tön | to turn (change direction) | |
| 127 | to fall (as in drop) | ||
| 128 | gif | to give | |
| 129 | houd | to hold (in one's hand) | |
| 130 | skwis | to squeeze | |
| 131 | wàb | to rub | |
| 132 | wosh | to wash | |
| 133 | waip | to wipe | |
| 134 | pu | to pull | |
| 135 | push | to push | |
| 136 | fou | to throw | |
| 137 | tai | to tie | |
| 138 | to sew | ||
| 139 | cang | to count | |
| 140 | sey | to say | |
| 141 | sing | to sing | |
| 142 | pley | to play | |
| 143 | flout | to float | |
| 144 | flou | to flow | |
| 145 | fis | to freeze | |
| 146 | sweu | to swell | |
| 147 | sàn | sun | |
| 148 | mun | moon | |
| 149 | sta | star | |
| 150 | wota | water | |
| 151 | to rain | ||
| 152 | wifa | river | |
| 153 | lik | lake | |
| 154 | sea (as in ocean) | ||
| 155 | sout | salt | |
| 156 | stung | stone | |
| 157 | sand | ||
| 158 | dàs | dust | |
| 159 | soiou | earth (as in soil) | |
| 160 | claud | cloud | |
| 161 | fog | fog | |
| 162 | skay | sky | |
| 163 | wind (as in breeze) | ||
| 164 | snou | snow | |
| 165 | ais | ice | |
| 166 | smuk | smoke | |
| 167 | faia | fire | |
| 168 | esh | ash | |
| 169 | bön | to burn (intransitive) | |
| 170 | roud | road | |
| 171 | mangtàn | mountain | |
| 172 | yue | hung | red |
| 173 | gwin | green | |
| 174 | yelou | yellow | |
| 175 | whàit | white | |
| 176 | bleck | black | |
| 177 | nàit | night | |
| 178 | dey | day (daytime) | |
| 179 | yia | year | |
| 180 | wom | warm (as in weather) | |
| 181 | coud | cold (as in weather) | |
| 182 | fu | full | |
| 183 | niu | new | |
| 184 | oud | old | |
| 185 | gud | good | |
| 186 | bed | bad | |
| 187 | rotten (as a log) | ||
| 188 | döty | dirty | |
| 189 | sjeit | straight | |
| 190 | wang | round | |
| 191 | shap | sharp (as a knife) | |
| 192 | dàu | dull (as a knife) | |
| 193 | smuf | smooth | |
| 194 | wet | wet | |
| 195 | jay | dry (adjective) | |
| 196 | cowec | right (correct) | |
| 197 | nia | near | |
| 198 | fa | far | |
| 199 | wàit | right (side) | |
| 200 | lef | left (side) | |
| 201 | at | ||
| 202 | in | in | |
| 203 | wif | with (accompanying) | |
| 204 | en | and | |
| 205 | if | if | |
| 206 | bicos | because | |
| 207 | nem | name |