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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91933 | Dedua | sky | kurumeŋ | sky | sky | |
| 91943 | Nabak | sky | kururuŋ | sky | sky | |
| 91165 | Komba | name | kut- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91161 | Selepet | name | kut- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91915 | Nabak | short | kutuməŋ | short | short | |
| 90732 | Borong | all (of a number) | kuuya | all | all | |
| 91060 | Tobo | white | lalap | white | white | |
| 90609 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | round | lambâ | round | round | |
| 91876 | Mesem | to cut | lanti- | (he) cuts | (he) cuts | |
| 91442 | Mesem | bird | lau | bird | bird | |
| 91447 | Timbe | bird | laut | bird | bird | |
| 90565 | Timbe | two | lâuwâ | two | two | |
| 91995 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | fruit | lâwât- | (its) fruit | (its) fruit | |
| 91363 | Timbe | tree | lâwin | tree | tree | |
| 91638 | Mesem | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | lə | he | he | |
| 91960 | Mesem | lake | ləm | lake | lake | |
| 91414 | Mesem | louse | ləm | louse | louse | |
| 91971 | Nabak | lake | ləmunəŋ | lake | lake | |
| 91666 | Mesem | they (pronoun d:3p) | lene | they | they | |
| 91608 | Ono | head | lewit- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 92168 | Ono | old | lewitne | old | old | |
| 91652 | Mesem | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | lį | ye | ye | |
| 91048 | Ono | white | libeka | white | white | |
| 92369 | Komba | spear (N) | ligip | spear | spear | |
| 92376 | Tobo | spear (N) | lihip | spear | spear | |
| 90604 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | round | lilik lilik | round | round | |
| 90606 | Borong | round | lilik lilik | round | round | |
| 92373 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | spear (N) | liŋgip | spear | spear | |
| 92368 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | spear (N) | liŋgip | spear | spear | |
| 92226 | Mesem | sister | lip- | (his) sister | (his) sister | |
| 90522 | Borong | that | lo | that | that | |
| 91862 | Mesem | to dig | lo- | (he) digs | (he) digs | |
| 91469 | Selepet | man | lok | man | man | |
| 91781 | Komba | to fall (drop rather than topple) | lokgi- | (he) falls | (he) falls | |
| 90600 | Ono | round | lolik lolik | round | round | |
| 92102 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | to vomit | lon- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 92110 | Tobo | to vomit | lon- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 92107 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | to vomit | lon- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 92104 | Borong | to vomit | lon- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 91556 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | tail | lou- | (its) tail | (its) tail | |
| 90740 | Ono | many | louloutŋe | many | many | |
| 91475 | Timbe | man | luâk | man | man | |
| 91925 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | wind | luhut | wind | wind | |
| 91920 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | wind | luhut | wind | wind | |
| 91928 | Tobo | wind | luhut | wind | wind | |
| 90854 | Mesem | rain | ma | rain | rain | |
| 90579 | Timbe | to say | ma- | (he) says | (he) says | |
| 91267 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | to know (facts) | ma- | (he) knows | (he) knows | |
| 91787 | Kube | to fall (drop rather than topple) | ma- | (he) falls | (he) falls | |
| 91771 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | to hold (in hand) | ma- | (he) holds | (he) holds |