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Word lists

SIL publications available online or from our bookstore on Word lists, listed by country.

See the complete index of SIL publications on Word lists.

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General works

• Blood, Henry and Evangeline Blood, compilers. 1972. Vietnam word list (revised): Mnong Rolom.  
• Roberts, James and Keith Snider. 2006. "SIL comparative African wordlist (SILCAWL)."  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Benin

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

Central African Republic

• Olson, Kenneth S. and Jacques Vermond Mbomate. 2007. "Ngbugu digital wordlist: presentation form."  
• Simons, Gary F., Kenneth S. Olson and Paul S. Frank. 2007. "Ngbugu digital wordlist: a test case for best practices in archiving and presenting language documentation."  

Ethiopia

• Abebe, Alemayehu. 2002. "Ometo dialect pilot survey report."  
• Girard, Tim. 2002. "Lexico-phonostatistical analysis of Alemayehu Abebe’s Ometo word lists."  
• Leyew, Zelealem. 2002. "First report on a survey of the Shinasha and Agew dialects and languages."  
• Lucassen, Deborah and Marco Last. 2002. "A Chai word list."  

Ghana

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

Nigeria

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

Togo

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

Asia

China

• Krisadawan, Hongladarom. 2000. "Rgyalthang Tibetan lexicon and an appraisal of a Southeast Asian wordlist."  
• Wu Wenyi, Wil C. Snyder and Liang Yongshu. 2007. Survey of the Guizhou Bouyei Language.  

Indonesia

• Burung, Willem. 2007. "The Phonology of Wano."  
• Youngman, Scott. 2005. "Summary of Bajau lexicostatistics project (through October 1989)."  

Myanmar

• SIL MSEAG, compilers. 2002. Southeast Asia 436 word list.  

Nepal

• Hale, Austin, editor. 1973. Clause, sentence, and discourse patterns in selected languages of Nepal 4: Word lists.  

Philippines

• Olson, Kenneth S., Nelson Amangao, Glenn Machlan. 2008. "Minangali (Kalinga) digital wordlist: presentation form."  

Thailand

• Bishop, Nancy M. and Mary M. Peterson. 1994. Kensiw rhyming list.  
• SIL MSEAG, compilers. 2002. Southeast Asia 436 word list.  
• Sujaritlak Deepadung. 1996. "Lexica: Mon et Nong Duu, Lamphun Province."  

Viet Nam

• Banker, John and Elizabeth Banker, compilers. 1968. Vietnam word list (revised): Bahnar of Pleiku Province.  
• Cohen, Pat, compiler. 1970. Vietnam word list (revised): Jeh.  
• Cooper, James, compiler. 1972. Vietnam word list (revised): Halăng.  
• Evans, Helen, compiler. 1970. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơho Chil [čil].  
• Gregerson, Marilyn and Ken Gregerson, compilers. 1973. Vietnam word list (revised): Rơngao.  
• Haupers, Ralph, compiler. 1968. Vietnam word list (revised): Stieng.  
• Irwin, George E., compiler. 1970. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơho (Sre).  
• Maier, J and E. Burton, compilers. 1971. Vietnam word list (revised): Cua.  
• Phillips, Richard L., compiler. 1968. Vietnam word list (revised): Central Bu Nong (Mnong).  
• Smith, K.D., compiler. 1970. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơtua.  
• Smith, Kenneth D., compiler. 1968. Vietnam word list (revised): Sedang.  
• Thomas, David and Cil Nut, compilers. 1970. Vietnam word list (revised): Kơho Lach [la:č].  
• Thomas, David, compiler. 1969. Vietnam word list (revised): Chrau Jro.  
• Trebilco, Oliver, compiler. 1971. Vietnam word list (revised): Hrê.  

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• Feldpausch, Becky and Tom Feldpausch, compilers. 2009. Namia wordlists.