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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90718 | Borong | to stand | nan- | (he) stands | (he) stands | |
| 91376 | Borong | root | tiita- | (its) root | (its) root | |
| 91362 | Borong | tree | ik | tree | tree | |
| 92034 | Borong | snake | mokoleŋ | snake | snake | |
| 90620 | Borong | full | saa kpe- | (it is) full | (it is) full | |
| 90690 | Borong | to sit | ra- | (he) sits | (he) sits | |
| 90998 | Borong | to eat | ne- | (he) eats | (he) eats | |
| 91586 | Borong | eye | dzaa- | (its) eye | (its) eye | |
| 91292 | Borong | stone | dzamok | stone | stone | |
| 90774 | Borong | long | koriga | long | long | |
| 91866 | Borong | to dig | toguŋken- | (he) digs | (he) digs | |
| 92048 | Borong | animal | osoŋ | animal | animal | |
| 92370 | Borong | spear (N) | wasak | spear | spear | |
| 92356 | Borong | to work | gawoŋ | work | work | |
| 91782 | Borong | to fall (drop rather than topple) | kamaa- | (he) falls | (he) falls | |
| 92230 | Borong | sister | naaŋ- | (his) sister | (his) sister | |
| 90578 | Borong | to say | dzo- | (he) says | (he) says | |
| 90788 | Borong | big | somata | big | big | |
| 91138 | Borong | dry (be dry) | tobori- | (it is) dry | (it is) dry | |
| 90634 | Borong | knee | simiŋ- | (his) knee | (his) knee | |
| 90914 | Borong | fat | kelega | (its) fat | (its) fat | |
| 91012 | Borong | to bite | ki- | (he) bites it | (he) bites it | |
| 91432 | Borong | dog | kasuk | dog | dog | |
| 92398 | Borong | to swell | somaro- | (it) swells | (it) swells | |
| 92328 | Borong | to play | aoŋgolok | (they) play | (they) play | |
| 90746 | Borong | many | mamagu | many | many | |
| 90732 | Borong | all (of a number) | kuuya | all | all | |
| 91110 | Borong | hot | gerek | hot | hot | |
| 91124 | Borong | new | gbilia | new | new | |
| 91152 | Borong | cold (weather) | oloŋa | cold | cold | |
| 90466 | Borong | thou | gi | thou | thou | |
| 91166 | Borong | name | dzakota | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91418 | Borong | louse | imoŋ | louse | louse | |
| 91390 | Borong | seed | kota | (its) seed | (its) seed | |
| 92286 | Borong | rope | dzowak | rope | rope | |
| 92300 | Borong | to shoot | do- | (he) shoots | (he) shoots | |
| 90494 | Borong | who? | moŋ | who | who | |
| 91936 | Borong | sky | siwek | sky | sky | |
| 91950 | Borong | dust | ilawela | dust | dust | |
| 90676 | Borong | to come | waa- | (he) comes | (he) comes | |
| 90662 | Borong | breast | adzu- | breast | breast | |
| 90830 | Borong | sun | weeŋ | sun | sun | |
| 92062 | Borong | back (body part) | gemasit- | (its) back | (its) back | |
| 91306 | Borong | mountain | baaŋa | mountain | mountain | |
| 91320 | Borong | ashes | took | ashes | ashes | |
| 91082 | Borong | yellow | gogookota | yellow | yellow | |
| 91068 | Borong | red | osoga | red | red | |
| 91054 | Borong | white | tataaŋkota | white | white | |
| 91544 | Borong | foot | kani- | (its) foot | (its) foot | |
| 91670 | Borong | they (pronoun d:3p) | ioŋoŋoŋ | they | they |