ðə kˈɑːmən voʊkˈæbjʊlˌɛɹi ɹˈeɪndʒ fɹʌm "ɛɡzˈækt kˈɑːɡneɪts" tə wˈɜːdz ðæt ɐpˈɪɹ ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd, bˌʌt hæv ˌʌndɚɡˈɑːn səmˈæntɪk tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz, æz ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɹʌm ɐ lˈɪst ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈaɪɾəmz mˈɪtʃəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv wˌɛɹ ɛɡzˈækt "kˈɑːɡneɪts" nˈʌmbɚ sˈɪksti tˈuː twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.ˈeɪt pɚsˈɛnt, pˈɑːɹʃəl "kˈɑːɡneɪts" twˈɛnti sˈɪks tˈɛn pɚsˈɛnt ænd "kˈɑːɡneɪts" wɪð səmˈæntɪk dˌɪfɚɹˌɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən nˈʌmbɚ θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ θˈɜːtiːn.sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː "kˈɑːɡneɪts" ɪn tˈoʊɾəl, fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.ˈeɪt pɚsˈɛnt:
The common vocabulary range from "exact cognates" to words that appear related, but have undergone semantic changes, as in the following selected from a list of 250 items (Mitchell 1995) (where exact "cognates" number 62 (24.8%), partial "cognates" 26 (10%) and "cognates" with semantic differentiation number 34 (13.7%), [122 "cognates" in total, 48.8%]):