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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91162 | Mesem | name | kot- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91176 | Mesem | not | kəm | not | not | |
| 90728 | Mesem | all (of a number) | pəsəkpep | all | all | |
| 90714 | Mesem | to stand | ta- | (he) stands | (he) stands | |
| 91190 | Mesem | to burn (intrans.) | dzi- | (it) burns | (it) burns | |
| 91204 | Mesem | road/path | kə | road | road | |
| 91218 | Mesem | water | tu | water | water | |
| 91232 | Mesem | smoke (of fire) | kəsə | smoke | smoke | |
| 91246 | Mesem | to hit | kun- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91260 | Mesem | to know (facts) | niŋge- | (he) knows | (he) knows | |
| 90700 | Mesem | to give | naka- | (he) gives me | (he) gives me | |
| 90686 | Mesem | to sit | ta- | (he) sits | (he) sits | |
| 91288 | Mesem | stone | nandza | stone | stone | |
| 91274 | Mesem | sand | gaŋa | sand | sand | |
| 91302 | Mesem | mountain | kalaŋ | mountain | mountain | |
| 91316 | Mesem | ashes | dzita | ashes | ashes | |
| 91330 | Mesem | earth/soil | misa | earth | earth | |
| 91344 | Mesem | leaf | sin- | (its) leaf | (its) leaf | |
| 91358 | Mesem | tree | tə | tree | tree | |
| 91400 | Mesem | ear | bəbət- | (its) ear | (its) ear | |
| 91372 | Mesem | root | kindiri- | (its) root | (its) root | |
| 91386 | Mesem | seed | kət- | (its) seed | (its) seed | |
| 91414 | Mesem | louse | ləm | louse | louse | |
| 91428 | Mesem | dog | tą | dog | dog | |
| 90672 | Mesem | to come | ko- | (he) comes | (he) comes | |
| 91498 | Mesem | hand | bət- | (his) hand | (his) hand | |
| 91512 | Mesem | tongue | nambalaŋ- | (its) tongue | (its) tongue | |
| 91526 | Mesem | tooth (front rather than molar) | dzət- | (its) tooth | (its) tooth | |
| 91456 | Mesem | woman | imbi | woman | woman | |
| 91470 | Mesem | man | ą | man | man | |
| 91484 | Mesem | blood | sip- | (its) blood | (its) blood | |
| 90658 | Mesem | breast | nam- | breast | breast | |
| 90644 | Mesem | claw | dziŋgəŋgəŋ- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 90630 | Mesem | knee | kpekakpatə- | (his) knee | (his) knee | |
| 91582 | Mesem | eye | dzi- | (its) eye | (its) eye | |
| 91596 | Mesem | skin | sək- | (its) skin | (its) skin | |
| 91610 | Mesem | head | nok- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 91554 | Mesem | tail | dak- | (its) tail | (its) tail | |
| 91568 | Mesem | meat (flesh) | mirik- | (its) meat | (its) meat | |
| 91680 | Mesem | where? | dene | where | where | |
| 91694 | Mesem | how | disi | how | how | |
| 91624 | Mesem | bone | siet- | (its) bone | (its) bone | |
| 91708 | Mesem | and | mimbi | and | and | |
| 91638 | Mesem | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | lə | he | he | |
| 91666 | Mesem | they (pronoun d:3p) | lene | they | they | |
| 91652 | Mesem | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | lį | ye | ye | |
| 91764 | Mesem | to hold (in hand) | waŋga- | (he) holds | (he) holds | |
| 91722 | Mesem | there | inda | there | there | |
| 91736 | Mesem | right-side | pana | right (side) | right (side) | |
| 91792 | Mesem | to turn (change one's direction) | giridzə- | (he) turns | (he) turns |