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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90750 | Kâte | many | bocyaha | many | many | |
| 91968 | Kâte | lake | dzâkâŋ | lake | lake | |
| 91758 | Kâte | left-side | kpana | left side | left side | |
| 91352 | Kâte | leaf | rehac- | (its) leaf | (its) leaf | |
| 90666 | Kâte | breast | moŋ- | breast | breast | |
| 91324 | Kâte | ashes | dzafe | ashes | ashes | |
| 92010 | Kâte | stick (wood) | gbaru | stick | stick | |
| 90512 | Kâte | what? | wemo | what | what | |
| 90456 | Kâte | I (pronoun d:1s) | no | I | I | |
| 92360 | Kâte | to work | gie | work | work | |
| 92374 | Kâte | spear (N) | damu | spear | spear | |
| 92388 | Kâte | to blow (wind) | ficne- | (he) blows | (he) blows | |
| 90694 | Kâte | to sit | ŋe- | (he) sits | (he) sits | |
| 91310 | Kâte | mountain | tiki | mountain | mountain | |
| 90820 | Kâte | star | bâpiŋ | star | star | |
| 90946 | Kâte | hair | dzâwâ- | (its) hair | (its) hair | |
| 91492 | Kâte | blood | soc- | (its) blood | (its) blood | |
| 91730 | Kâte | there | ocna | there | there | |
| 91744 | Kâte | right-side | fâre | right (side) | right (side) | |
| 91786 | Kâte | to fall (drop rather than topple) | waha- | (he) falls | (he) falls | |
| 91506 | Kâte | hand | me- | (his) hand | (his) hand | |
| 92080 | Kâte | wing | fakec- | (its) wing | (its) wing | |
| 92094 | Kâte | to breathe | noka- | (its) breath | (its) breath | |
| 91534 | Kâte | tooth (front rather than molar) | mic- | (its) tooth | (its) tooth | |
| 91590 | Kâte | eye | dzâŋe- | (its) eye | (its) eye | |
| 92066 | Kâte | back (body part) | râpe- | (its) back | (its) back | |
| 91240 | Kâte | smoke (of fire) | hosâc | smoke | smoke | |
| 91226 | Kâte | water | opâ | water | water | |
| 91212 | Kâte | road/path | hata | road | road | |
| 91198 | Kâte | to burn (intrans.) | dza- | (it) burns | (it) burns | |
| 91184 | Kâte | not | mi | not | not | |
| 90890 | Kâte | nose | sâke- | (its) nose | (its) nose | |
| 91576 | Kâte | meat (flesh) | bihuc- | (its) meat | (its) meat | |
| 91562 | Kâte | tail | gec- | (its) tail | (its) tail | |
| 90708 | Kâte | to give | nare- | (he) gives me | (he) gives me | |
| 90680 | Kâte | to come | wefu- | (he) comes | (he) comes | |
| 91478 | Kâte | man | ŋic | man | man | |
| 91842 | Kâte | to push | tuŋke- | (he) pushes | (he) pushes | |
| 91282 | Kâte | sand | moŋgeŋ | sand | sand | |
| 90988 | Kâte | to sleep | fo- | (he) sleeps | (he) sleeps | |
| 90974 | Kâte | to see | honecnu- | (he) sees me | (he) sees me | |
| 90498 | Kâte | who? | moc | who | who | |
| 92346 | Kâte | cloth, clothes | kporuc | clothing | clothing | |
| 91828 | Kâte | to pull | fâre- | (he) pulls | (he) pulls | |
| 91814 | Kâte | to throw | behe- | (he) throws: | (he) throws: | |
| 91366 | Kâte | tree | yâc | tree | tree | |
| 90582 | Kâte | to say | mu- | (he) says | (he) says | |
| 91058 | Kâte | white | kapŋ kapŋ | white | white | |
| 90722 | Kâte | to stand | doma- | (he) stands | (he) stands | |
| 91380 | Kâte | root | gâtâ- | (its) root | (its) root |