User:Calthinus/Swadesh List of Nakho-Dagestani languages

This swadesh list (with a couple words added to the default set) compares the core vocabularies of representatives of the various branches of the Northeast Caucasian language family. This list includes the ancient languages of Hurrian and Urartian, thought to to be related- thus it uses the name Alarodian (referring to the relatedness of modern Northeast Caucasian languages and those two) interchangeably with Northeast Caucasian and Nakho-Dagestani. Etruscan is also included, as some scholars believe it is related, due to certain sound correspondences and shared vocabulary (I might note words such as methlam grouping of people by region and Chechen mexk nation and thi Etruscan water to xi Chechen water).

If more than one line of text appear in a slot, the first is the Latin script (occasionally approximated for languages without a Latin script), the second is the IPA (usually of the Standard dialect), and the third is Cyrillic.

The set of words here includes all those on the Swadesh list, with some additions as well.

Notes and References
Category:Swadesh lists