Source: McElhanon (1967)
McElhanon, K.A. 1967. Preliminary Observations on Huon Peninsula Languages. Oceanic Linguistics. 6, 1-45.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90557 | Nabak | one | kpep | one | one | |
| 91579 | Nabak | meat (flesh) | səsumbaŋ- | (its) meat | (its) meat | |
| 90851 | Nabak | cloud | dzandza | cloud | cloud | |
| 92125 | Nabak | to laugh | yəindzi- | (he) laughs | (he) laughs | |
| 91565 | Nabak | tail | dak- | (its) tail | (its) tail | |
| 90501 | Nabak | who? | kureki | who | who | |
| 91229 | Nabak | water | tu | water | water | |
| 91257 | Nabak | to hit | ku- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91243 | Nabak | smoke (of fire) | kəsək | smoke | smoke | |
| 91215 | Nabak | road/path | set | road | road | |
| 91201 | Nabak | to burn (intrans.) | dzi- | (it) burns | (it) burns | |
| 91187 | Nabak | not | ku | not | not | |
| 90473 | Nabak | thou | gəŋ | thou | thou | |
| 90837 | Nabak | sun | kəsuk | sun | sun | |
| 90641 | Nabak | knee | kpet- | (his) knee | (his) knee | |
| 90669 | Nabak | breast | nam- | breast | breast | |
| 92335 | Nabak | to play | kpep | (they) play | (they) play | |
| 90655 | Nabak | claw | pəluk- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 92321 | Nabak | to count | makundzi- | (he) counts | (he) counts | |
| 91607 | Nabak | skin | sək- | (its) skin | (its) skin | |
| 90823 | Nabak | star | wenzim | star | star | |
| 91593 | Nabak | eye | dzi- | (its) eye | (its) eye | |
| 90459 | Nabak | I (pronoun d:1s) | nəŋ | I | I | |
| 91523 | Nabak | tongue | nambaram- | (its) tongue | (its) tongue | |
| 91467 | Nabak | woman | imbi | woman | woman | |
| 91537 | Nabak | tooth (front rather than molar) | dzet- | (its) tooth | (its) tooth | |
| 91481 | Nabak | man | an | man | man | |
| 90809 | Nabak | small | isikŋen | small | small | |
| 90543 | Nabak | this | kapi | this | this | |
| 92139 | Nabak | to suck | bəsəi- | (he) sucks | (he) sucks | |
| 91887 | Nabak | to cut | eti- | (he) cuts | (he) cuts | |
| 91173 | Nabak | name | dzikət- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 92097 | Nabak | to breathe | emetək | (its) breath | (its) breath | |
| 91159 | Nabak | cold (weather) | bakŋəŋ | cold | cold | |
| 91145 | Nabak | dry (be dry) | ko- | (it is) dry | (it is) dry | |
| 91131 | Nabak | new | arakŋəŋ | new | new | |
| 91117 | Nabak | hot | tedzin | hot | hot | |
| 91103 | Nabak | good | kpembenəŋ | good | good | |
| 92279 | Nabak | to sew | ou- | (she) sews | (she) sews | |
| 90795 | Nabak | big | taemba | big | big | |
| 92293 | Nabak | rope | dze | rope | rope | |
| 92069 | Nabak | back (body part) | bam- | (its) back | (its) back | |
| 91901 | Nabak | some | not- | some | some | |
| 91649 | Nabak | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | ək | he | he | |
| 92083 | Nabak | wing | pɔp- | (its) wing | (its) wing | |
| 90627 | Nabak | full | dzedze kpe- | (it is) full | (it is) full | |
| 90781 | Nabak | long | teepməŋ | long | long | |
| 91677 | Nabak | they (pronoun d:3p) | ək | they | they | |
| 91691 | Nabak | where? | den | where | where | |
| 91621 | Nabak | head | ŋokandzi- | (its) head | (its) head |