Bantu Swadesh Lists

These linguistic data were all collected by different scholars for inclusion in the resulting analysis published in Bastin, Coupez, and Mann's (1999) Continuity and Divergence in the Bantu Languages: Perspectives from a Lexicostatistic Study. As such, this is the source that should be consulted if further consideration of the data is necessary. However, because these are all freely available online by the Royal Museum for Central Africa, they were collated and shared here for straightforward access.

A24_Duala
A26_Pongo
A27_Limba
A31_Bubi
A32_Batanga
A32a_Noho
A32b_Puku
A34_Benga
A42_MboBankon
A43a_KokoBaso
A43a_KokoSongeland
A44_nen
A50_bafia
A51_bafiamaja
A51_bafiatumitingo
A51_bafiazakaan
A53_bafiarikpa
A53_bafiarope
A54_bafianjanti
A60_gunu
A60_mmaala
A61_ngoroasom
A62_kalonge
A65_tuki
A71_eton
A72a_ewondo
A74_bulu
A75_fangmeke
A75_fangntumu
A75_fangsouanke
A85b_bekwil
A85b_kwel
A85b_kwelehakoku
A86c_mpyemo
A871_koozime
A87_bomwali
A921_kwezo
A921_kwezongulo
A92b_pomo
A93_kako
A93_kakobatouri
B11a_mpongwe
B11c_galwa
B11e_nkomi
B21_seki
B22b_ngomkele
B22c_pove
B23_mbangwe
B241_ndasa
B24_wumbwu
B251_mahongwe
B251_mahongwesama
B252_sake
B25_kota
B30_geviya
B311_pinzi
B312_himba
B31_tsogo
B401_ibongo
B410_bwisi
B414_varama
B41_shira
B41_shirabwali
B42_sangu
B431_vungu
B43_punu
B44_lumbu
B44_lumbuyibanda
B44_lumbuyitandu
B511_liwanji
B51_duma
B52_nzebi
B53_tsaangi
B61_mbete
B62_mbamba
B62_ombamba
B631_kaningi
B63_nduumo
B63_nduumokuya
B70_teetekekale
B70_tekebibaana
B70_tekeboundji
B70_tekekomono
B70_tekeomvula
B72a_ngungwel
B73b_laaliteke
B73c_iyaa
B75_tekeest
B75_tekentyo
B76_teke
B76a_siene
B77_tekeSE
B77a_kukuya
B77b_fumu
B78_Iwum
B78_Iwumsudteke
B78_ruumbukimwaansa
B801_NgwiMateko
B802_Nzadi
B80_Nunu
B811_kempee
B81_tiene
B82_boma
B83_mfinu
B83_mfinukifulinga
B84_mpuono
B851_kitsamb
B85_yanz
B85b_mput
B85c_yanzkiyey
B85d_nsongo
B85d_tsong
B86_dzing a
B86_dzing b
B86_dzingbisey
B86_dzingkaantsa
B86_dzingsedzo
B871_mpiin
B872_nsongo
B87_Mbuunlabaempi
B87_Mbuunmwilanbong
B87_mbuun
BT_Tiv
C10_bwamba
C10_gando
C11_ngondi
C12a_pande
C12b_bogongo
C13_Isongo
C143_babole
C144_bambombaepena
C14_leke
C15_bongili
C16_lobalalikoka
C24_koyoehamba
C24_koyozwe
C25_mboshi
C30_mpama
C314_zamba
C33_sengelembelo
C34_sakata
C35a_ntomba
C35b_bolia
C361_eleku
C36d_lingala
C36e_bolokingiri
C37_buja
C401_liliko
C41_ngombe
C43_bengebati
C44_boa
C45_lebeo
C45_ngelema
C51_mbesa
C52_Esoyalemba
C55_lokele
C602_kondatwelia
C61_mongo
C701_gengele
C71_tetela
C72_KusuMatapa
C73_KucuWela
C75_kela
C76_ombo
C801_cwa
C80_mbingi
C80_shuwa
C81_dengese
C831_Ilebo
C83_bushong
C84_lele
C85_wongo
D101_mbole
D102_kwange
D103_songe
D104_zura
D12_lengola
D13_mituku
D14_enya
D23_komo
D24_songola
D25_lega
D26_zimba
D272_kebwe
D27_bangubangu
D281_tumbwe
D282_lumbwe
D28_holoholo
D301_bodo
D32_bira
D33_nyali
D43_nyanga
D55_buyu
E41_logoli
E42_gusii
E51_gikuyu
E54_tharaka
E55_kamba
E62a_caga
E701_elwana
E71_pokomo
E72a_giryama
E72c_coni
E72e_rabai
E731_segeju
E73_digo
E74a_dawida
E74b_saghala
Ekoid_Ejagham
F21_sukuma
F22_nyamwezi
F23_sumbwa
G11_gogo
G12_kaguru
G21_taveta
G22_pare
G23_shambala
G24_bondei
G31_zigula
G32_nghwele
G331_doe
G33_zalamo
G34_ngulu
G35_lugunu
G36_kami
G37_kutu
G401_mwani
G40_swahili
G41_tikuu
G43_vumba
G43a_pemba
G43c_hadimu
G44_maore
G44a_ngazidja
G44b_nzwani
G65_kinga
H11_bembe
H12_vili
H13_kunyi
H13b_sundi
H14_songo
H161_zoombo
H16_kongo
H16b_kongomanyanga
H16c_yombe
H16f_laadi
H16g_ntandu
H16h_kongosansalvador
H16j_hangala
H31_yaka
H32_suku
H401_sonde
H41_mbala
H42_hungana
J00_yaaka
J101_himaRDC
J110_talinga
J13_nkorehima
J15_ganda
J16_soga
J17_gwere
J22_haya
J22_ziba
J23_zinza
J24_kerebe
J252_regi
J25_jita
J25_kwaya
J31_maraba
J31c_bukusu
J321_kisa
J321_marama
J321_nyala
J332_isukha
J34_samia
J362_isukha
J42_nande
J51_hunde
J52_havu
J531_tembo
J53_shi
J61_rwanda
J62_rundi
J631_vira
J63_fuliru
J67_vinza
K11_ciokwe
K14_lwena
K15_mbunda
K21_lozi
K31_luyana
K332_dciriku
K33_kwangali
L11_pende
L12_holu
L13_kwezo
L20_yazi
L21_kete
L221_lwalwa
L22_mbagani
L23_songye
L31a_lubakasayi
L32_kanyok
L33_lubashaba
L34_hemba
L35_sanga
L41_kaonde
L51_salampasu
L52_lunda
L53_ruund
L62_nkoya
M15_mambwe
M201_lambya
M202_sukwa
M31_nkhonde
M31_nyakyusa
M401_bwile
M40_temba
M41_taabwa
M421_aushi
M42_bemba
M52_lala
M54_lamba
M601_mbalangwe
M61_lenje
M62_soli
M64_tonga
N12_ngonimalawi
N14_mpoto
N21_tumbuka
N31_nyanjanyasa
N31a_nyanja
N31b_cewa
N41_senga
N42_kunda
N44_Sena
P21_yao
P31_makwa
P32_lomwe
R11_umbundu
R14_nkhumbi
R21_kwanyama
R22_ndonga
R31_herero
S10_shona
S11_korekore
S13a_shonamanyika
S14_shonakaranga
S15_shonandau
S16_kalanga
S21_venda
S31_tswana
S31d_qhalaxarzi
S33_sothosud
S41_xhosa
S42_zulunkandla
S43_swati
S44_ndebelezimbabwe
S51_tshwa
S53_tsonga
S54_ronga