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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91999 | Nabak | fruit | kpənəŋ- | (its) fruit | (its) fruit | |
| 91761 | Nabak | left-side | kanen | left side | left side | |
| 91495 | Nabak | blood | sip- | (its) blood | (its) blood | |
| 90543 | Nabak | this | kapi | this | this | |
| 92069 | Nabak | back (body part) | bam- | (its) back | (its) back | |
| 92083 | Nabak | wing | pɔp- | (its) wing | (its) wing | |
| 92097 | Nabak | to breathe | emetək | (its) breath | (its) breath | |
| 90823 | Nabak | star | wenzim | star | star | |
| 92013 | Nabak | stick (wood) | wandzom | stick | stick | |
| 91985 | Nabak | flower | kət- | (its) flower | (its) flower | |
| 90795 | Nabak | big | taemba | big | big | |
| 90697 | Nabak | to sit | ta- | (he) sits | (he) sits | |
| 92041 | Nabak | snake | nombe | snake | snake | |
| 92307 | Nabak | to shoot | arai- | (he) shoots | (he) shoots | |
| 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 | |
| 90781 | Nabak | long | teepməŋ | long | long | |
| 91523 | Nabak | tongue | nambaram- | (its) tongue | (its) tongue | |
| 91467 | Nabak | woman | imbi | woman | woman | |
| 91201 | Nabak | to burn (intrans.) | dzi- | (it) burns | (it) burns | |
| 91187 | Nabak | not | ku | not | not | |
| 91481 | Nabak | man | an | man | man | |
| 90683 | Nabak | to come | kpe- | (he) comes | (he) comes | |
| 91957 | Nabak | dust | kpitnəki | dust | dust | |
| 91943 | Nabak | sky | kururuŋ | sky | sky | |
| 91929 | Nabak | wind | tɔgɔ | wind | wind | |
| 91971 | Nabak | lake | ləmunəŋ | lake | lake | |
| 90571 | Nabak | two | dzut | two | two | |
| 91778 | Mesem | to fall (drop rather than topple) | kao- | (he) falls | (he) falls | |
| 90980 | Mesem | to sleep | we- | (he) sleeps | (he) sleeps | |
| 90994 | Mesem | to eat | nin- | (he) eats | (he) eats | |
| 90952 | Mesem | to die | fəki- | (he) dies | (he) dies | |
| 90924 | Mesem | neck | andeŋ | its neck | its neck | |
| 90938 | Mesem | hair | dzup- | (its) hair | (its) hair | |
| 90966 | Mesem | to see | nəgəi- | (he) sees me | (he) sees me | |
| 90756 | Mesem | night | mimba | night | night | |
| 91008 | Mesem | to bite | ye- | (he) bites it | (he) bites it | |
| 91022 | Mesem | black | səmbopm | black | black | |
| 91036 | Mesem | green | kokŋ̣ | green | green | |
| 91050 | Mesem | white | sagatṇ | white | white | |
| 91064 | Mesem | red | kukŋ̣ | red | red | |
| 91078 | Mesem | yellow | alaŋ | yellow | yellow | |
| 90742 | Mesem | many | kirisi | many | many | |
| 91092 | Mesem | good | saŋgam | good | good | |
| 91106 | Mesem | hot | tedzi | hot | hot | |
| 91120 | Mesem | new | gorəŋ | new | new | |
| 91134 | Mesem | dry (be dry) | alaŋgə- | (it is) dry | (it is) dry | |
| 91148 | Mesem | cold (weather) | takəŋ | cold | cold |