This list was compiled for the purpose of lexicostatistical comparison of Austroasiatic languages. The list is essentially a merger of the classical lists of Swadesh (Swadesh 1952 200, Swadesh 1955 100) and Matisoff (Matisoff 1978 200), though it does not follow any of them completely. Sidwell provides a comparison of his own list with the two classical lists by Swadesh, which is indicated in the additional columns.