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Word lists

Index of SIL publications on Word lists listed by country.

See only SIL publications on Word lists available online or for purchase from SIL International Publications.

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General works

• BLOOD, Evangeline; BLOOD, Henry F., compilers. 2009. Vietnam word list (revised): Mnong Rolom.  
• ROBERTS, James S.; SNIDER, Keith L., authors. 2004. "SIL comparative African word list (SILCAWL)."
• ROBERTS, James S.; SNIDER, Keith L., authors. 2006. SIL comparative African wordlist (SILCAWL).  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Benin

• KLUGE, Angela, author. 2005. "A synchronic lexical study of Gbe language varieties: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  

Cameroon

• BRYE, Edward, author. 2009. "Jimjimen, Gude, Tsuvan, and Sharwa wordlists."  
• ENNULAT, Jürgen H., author. 1976. "Fali."
• FIORE, Lynne E.; PECK, Patricia M., authors. 1980. "Limbum."
• GREBE, Karl; GREBE, Winnifred, authors. 1980. "Lamnsoʼ."
• PERRIN, Mona, author. 1980. "Mambila."
• STANLEY, Carol, translator; GREBE, Winnifred, editor. 1980. Liste de 2.000 mots qui servira de base à un lexique.
• WIERING, Elisabeth; WIERING, Marinus, authors. 1976. "Doohwaayããyo."

Central African Republic

• FRANK, Paul S.; OLSON, Kenneth S.; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2007. "Ngbugu digital wordlist: a test case for best practices in archiving and presenting language documentation."  
• MBOMATE, Jacques Vermond; OLSON, Kenneth S., authors. 2007. "Ngbugu digital wordlist: presentation form."  
• OLSON, Kenneth S., author. Available: 2010; Created: 2006. Ngbugu digital wordlist: archival form.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• BOONE, Douglas W., author. 1995. "Bangba survey report."
• BOONE, Douglas W., author. 1995. "Lombi survey report."
• OLSON, Kenneth S., compiler; GEANGOZO, Ama; TEMBENEKUZU, Kilio, translators; HUTTAR, Lars; KUNTZ, Judy; LIEDTKE, Marjorie Peverly; OLSON, Roger E.; SCHRAG, Barb; SCHRAG, Brian E., facilitators. 2010. Mono 2000-item digital wordlist: presentation form.  
• TEMBENEKUZU, Kilio, author; GEANGOZO, Ama, translator; KUNTZ, Judy; OLSON, Kenneth S.; OLSON, Roger E., editors; FOX, Mike; HUTTAR, Lars; LIEDTKE, Marjorie Peverly; SCHRAG, Barb; SCHRAG, Brian E.; SIMONS, Gary F.; SNIDER, Keith L.; VAN WYNEN, Tom, facilitators. 2009. Mono 2000-item digital wordlist: Archival form.
• WIT, Gert de, author. 1995. "Bangubangu survey report."
• WIT, Gert de, author. 1995. "Tembo survey report."
• WIT, Gert de, editor. 1995. Compendium of survey reports volume 1: Bira-Huku group of Bantu.  
• WIT, Gert de, editor. 1995. Compendium of survey reports volume 2: non-Bantu languages.
• WIT, Gert de, editor. 1995. Compendium of survey reports volume 3: other Bantu languages.
• WIT-HASSELAAR, Alie de, author. 1995. "Bira - Huku wordlists."

Ethiopia

• ABEBE, Alemayehu, author. 2002. "Ometo dialect pilot survey report."  
• ALGA, Lemma; WEDEKIND, Micha, authors. 1995. "Boro wordlists."
• BRENZINGER, Matthias; HOEFT, Lydia; SIEBERT, Ralph, authors. 1994. "Languages of the Abbaya/Chamo area - report part 1, with notes on Koorete."
• CAUDWELL, Simon; SIEBERT, Ralph, authors. 1995. "On Melo (Malo) and Mursi."
• GIRARD, Tim, author. 2002. "Lexico-phonostatistical analysis of Alemayehu Abebe’s Ometo word lists."  
• KUSIA SHENKERE, Dinote; SIEBERT, Ralph, authors. 1994. "Second survey of language of the Gawwada, Tsamay and Diraasha areas with excursions to Birayle (Ongota) and Arbare (Irbore)."
• LAST, Marco; LUCASSEN, Deborah, authors. 2002. "A Chai word list."  
• LEYEW, Zelealem, author. 2002. "First report on a survey of the Shinasha and Agew dialects and languages."  
• SIEBERT, Ralph, author. 1994. "Argobba: Sociolinguistic information and a 320 item wordlist."

Gambia

• CARLTON, Elizabeth M.; RAND, Sharon R., authors. 1994. "Compilation de listes de mots Swadesh modifiées recueillies parmi les langues du groupe Diola (sud du Sénégal)."

Ghana

• KLUGE, Angela, author. 2005. "A synchronic lexical study of Gbe language varieties: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• SNIDER, Keith L., author. 1989. North Guang comparative wordlist: Chumburung, Krachi, Nawuri, Gichode, Gonja.

Nigeria

• KLUGE, Angela, author. 2005. "A synchronic lexical study of Gbe language varieties: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  

Senegal

• CARLTON, Elizabeth M.; RAND, Sharon R., authors. 1994. "Compilation de listes de mots Swadesh modifiées recueillies parmi les langues du groupe Diola (sud du Sénégal)."

Togo

• KLUGE, Angela, author. 2005. "A synchronic lexical study of Gbe language varieties: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  

Americas

Chile

• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Chilean Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Chilean Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Chilean Sign Language Variety Wordlist 04.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Chilean Sign Language Variety Wordlist 05.

Dominican Republic

• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 08.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 04.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 05.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 10.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 03.
• PARKS, Jason; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Dominican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 09.

Ecuador

• EBERLE, Dan, researcher. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 07.
• EBERLE, Dan, researcher. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 13.
• EBERLE, Dan, researcher. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 14.
• EBERLE, Dan; EBERLE, Sarah, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 05.
• EBERLE, Dan; EBERLE, Sarah, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• EBERLE, Dan; EBERLE, Sarah, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 12.
• EBERLE, Dan; EBERLE, Sarah, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 15.
• EBERLE, Sarah; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 03.
• EBERLE, Sarah; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 08.
• PARKS, Elizabeth, researcher. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 04.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 09.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2011. Ecuadorian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 11.

El Salvador

• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 03.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 04.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 08.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 11.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 12.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlist 15.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; EPLEY, Christina, researchers. 2010. Salvadoran Sign Language Variety Wordlists 11 and 12.

Honduras

• CIUPEK-REED, Julia, researcher. 2010. Honduras Sign Language Variety Wordlist 04.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia, researcher. 2010. Honduras Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Honduras Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Honduras Sign Language Variety Wordlist 10.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; WILLIAMS, Holly, researchers. 2010. Honduras Sign Language Variety Wordlist 11.
• WILLIAMS, Holly, researcher. 2010. Honduras Sign Language Variety Wordlist 05.
• WILLIAMS, Holly, researcher. 2010. Honduras Sign Language Variety Wordlist 09.

Jamaica

• EPLEY, Christina; PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Jamaican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• EPLEY, Christina; PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Jamaican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
• EPLEY, Christina; PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Jamaican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• EPLEY, Christina; PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Jamaican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 07.
• PARKS, Elizabeth, researcher. 2010. Jamaican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 03.
• PARKS, Elizabeth, researcher. 2010. Jamaican Sign Language Variety Wordlist 08.

Mexico

• MARLETT, Stephen A., author. 2009. "Los dos primeros listados léxicos de la lengua seri (siglo XIX)."

Panama

• WILLIAMS, Holly, researcher. 2010. Panamanian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• WILLIAMS, Holly, researcher. 2010. Panamanian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.

Paraguay

• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; PARKS, Elizabeth, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 08.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 05.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• CIUPEK-REED, Julia; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 09.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 03.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 04.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Paraguayan Sign Language Variety Wordlist 07.

Peru

• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 05.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 07.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 10.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 11.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 12.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 15.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 16.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 18.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 20.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 22.
• Anonymous. 2010. Peruvian Sign Language Variety Wordlist 23.
• NIES, Joyce, compiler. 1976. Suplemento A: listas comparativas de palabras usuales en idiomas vernaculos de la selva.  
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 2010. "Chamicuro data: exhaustive list (Datos del chamicuro: lista exhaustiva)."  
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 2010. "Chamicuro data: laryngeal consonants (Datos del chamicuro: consonantes laríngeas)."  
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 2010. "Chamicuro data: lateral allophones (Datos del chamicuro: alófonos laterales)."  
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 2010. "Chamicuro data: loanwords (Datos del chamicuro: palabras prestadas)."  
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 2010. "Chamicuro data: morphophonemic paradigms (Datos del chamicuro: paradigmas morfofonémicos)."  
• PARKER, Stephen G., author. 2010. "Chamicuro data: Swadesh list (Datos del chamicuro: lista de Swadesh)."  

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. St. Vincent Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.

Suriname

• COURTZ, Hendrik, compiler. 2008. A Carib grammar and dictionary.

Trinidad and Tobago

• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Trinidad Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Trinidad Sign Language Variety Wordlist 02.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Trinidad Sign Language Variety Wordlist 03.

United States

• DENNIS, Dannah; THOMAS, Man Di, researchers. 2010. American Sign Language Variety Wordlist 05.
• DENNIS, Dannah; THOMAS, Man Di, researchers. 2010. American Sign Language Variety Wordlist 06.
• DENNIS, Dannah; THOMAS, Man Di, researchers. 2010. American Sign Language Variety Wordlist 07.
• DENNIS, Dannah; THOMAS, Man Di, researchers. 2010. American Sign Language Variety Wordlists 05, 06, and 07.
• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2012. American Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.

Asia

China

• HE Lifeng; TAN, William, authors. 2004. Yunnan teshu yuyan yanjiu.
• KRISADAWAN Hongladarom, author. 2000. "Rgyalthang Tibetan lexicon and an appraisal of a Southeast Asian wordlist."  
• LIANG Yonghsu; SNYDER, Wil; WU Wenyi, authors. 2007. Survey of the Guizhou Bouyei Language.  

Indonesia

• BURUNG, Willem, author. 2007. The Phonology of Wano.  
• GRIMES, Charles E., author. 1990. Comparative wordlist for Austronesian languages of Maluku, Nusatenggara and Irian Jaya.
• GRIMES, Charles E., editor. 2000. Spices from the east: Papers in languages of eastern Indonesia.
• HINTON, Bryan D., author. 2000. "The languages of Wetar: recent survey results and word lists with notes on Tugun grammar."
• YOUNGMAN, Scott, author. 2005. "Summary of Bajau lexicostatistics project (through October 1989)."  

Myanmar

• SIL MSEAG, compiler. Available: 2006; Created: 2002-11. Southeast Asia 436 word list.  

Nepal

• HALE, Austin, editor. 1973. Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected languages of Nepal 4: Word lists.  
• TOBA, Sueyoshi, author. 2000. "Kusunda wordlists viewed diachronically."

Philippines

• AMANGAO, Nelson, author; KUNTZ, Judy; OLSON, Kenneth S.; SIMONS, Gary F., facilitators; MACHLAN, Glenn, consultant. 2008. Minangali (Kalinga) digital wordlist: archival form.
• AMANGAO, Nelson; MACHLAN, Glenn; OLSON, Kenneth S., authors. 2008. "Minangali (Kalinga) digital wordlist: presentation form."  
• BALLENAS, Emy T., author; BORROMEO, Nilo M., translator; OLSON, Roger E., editor; KUNTZ, Judy; OLSON, Kenneth S.; SIMONS, Gary F., facilitators. Available: 2009; Created: 2006-04-14. Buhiˀnon digital wordlist: archival form.  

Thailand

• BISHOP, Nancy M.; PETERSON, Mary M., authors. Available: 2006; Created: 1994-06. Kensiw rhyming list.  
• MILLER, John D., author. 1994. "Evaluation of the wordlist used in a Mon-Khmer research project in Northeast Thailand."  
• PHAIBOON, Duangchan, author. 2006. "Glossary of Aslian languages: the northern Aslian languages of southern Thailand."  
• PRACHAKITCHAKONRACHAK Phraya; SOPHANA Srichampa; THOMAS, David D., authors. 1995. Some languages of Siam.
• SIL MSEAG, compiler. Available: 2006; Created: 2002-11. Southeast Asia 436 word list.  
• SUJARITLAK, Deepadung, author. 1996. "Lexica: Mon et Nong Duu, Lamphun Province."  

Viet Nam

• Anonymous. Available: 2009; Created: 1968-09-24. Vietnam word list (revised): Stieng.  
• BANKER, Elizabeth; BANKER, John E., compilers. Available: 2009; Created: 1968-12-04. Vietnam word list (revised): Bahnar of Pleiku Province.  
• BURTON, Eva; MAIER, Jacqueline G., compilers. Available: 2009; Created: 1971-03. Vietnam word list (revised): Cua.  
• CIL Nut; THOMAS, David D., compilers. Available: 2009; Created: 1970-06. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơho Lach [la:č].  
• COBBEY, Maxwell E.; COBBEY, Vurnell, compilers. Available: 2011; Created: 1968-07. Vietnam word list (revised): Roglai.
• COHEN, Patrick D., compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1970-08. Vietnam word list (revised): Jeh.  
• COOPER, James, compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1972-12. Vietnam word list (revised): Halăng.  
• COSTELLO, Nancy A., compiler. Available: 2011; Created: 1968-07-25. Vietnam word list (revised): Katu.
• EVANS, Helen, compiler; THOMAS, David D., consultant. Available: 2009; Created: 1970-06. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơho Chil [čil].  
• GREGERSON, Kenneth J.; GREGERSON, Marilyn, compilers. Available: 2009; Created: 1973-12. Vietnam word list (revised): Rơngao.  
• IRWIN, George, compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1970-08-28. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơho (Sre).  
• MILLER, Carolyn P.; MILLER, John D., compilers. Available: 2011; Created: 1968-09-03. Vietnam word list (revised): Brũ.
• PHILLIPS, Richard L., compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1968-07-19. Vietnam word list (revised): Central Bu Nong (Mnong).  
• SAUL, Janice E.; WILSON, Nancy F., compilers. Available: 2011; Created: 1969-07. Vietnam word list (revised): Nung.
• SMITH, Kenneth D., compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1968-08-17. Vietnam word list (revised): Sedang.  
• SMITH, Kenneth D., compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1970-02-20. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơtua.  
• THOMAS, David D., compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1970-07. Vietnam word list (revised): Chrau Jro.  
• TREBILCO, Oliver, compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1971-03. Vietnam word list (revised): Hrê.  

Europe

Ireland

• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Irish Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.

United Kingdom

• PARKS, Elizabeth; PARKS, Jason, researchers. 2010. Northern Ireland Sign Language Variety Wordlist 01.

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• FELDPAUSCH, Becky; FELDPAUSCH, Thomas, compilers. Available: 2009; Created: 1999. Namia wordlists.