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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91250 | Borong | to hit | kpe- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91376 | Borong | root | tiita- | (its) root | (its) root | |
| 91082 | Borong | yellow | gogookota | yellow | yellow | |
| 91236 | Borong | smoke (of fire) | kaasok | smoke | smoke | |
| 91320 | Borong | ashes | took | ashes | ashes | |
| 91362 | Borong | tree | ik | tree | tree | |
| 90942 | Borong | hair | dzui- | (its) hair | (its) hair | |
| 91068 | Borong | red | osoga | red | red | |
| 91152 | Borong | cold (weather) | oloŋa | cold | cold | |
| 91222 | Borong | water | apuk | water | water | |
| 91264 | Borong | to know (facts) | mo- | (he) knows | (he) knows | |
| 91306 | Borong | mountain | baaŋa | mountain | mountain | |
| 91334 | Borong | earth/soil | namok | earth | earth | |
| 91348 | Borong | leaf | seŋ- | (its) leaf | (its) leaf | |
| 90802 | Borong | small | meraak | small | small | |
| 90928 | Borong | neck | are- | its neck | its neck | |
| 91026 | Borong | black | indzaŋa | black | black | |
| 91054 | Borong | white | tataaŋkota | white | white | |
| 90830 | Borong | sun | weeŋ | sun | sun | |
| 91124 | Borong | new | gbilia | new | new | |
| 91166 | Borong | name | dzakota | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91208 | Borong | road/path | kanak | road | road | |
| 90900 | Borong | heart | bakota | (its) heart | (its) heart | |
| 90676 | Borong | to come | waa- | (he) comes | (he) comes | |
| 91292 | Borong | stone | dzamok | stone | stone | |
| 90746 | Borong | many | mamagu | many | many | |
| 90760 | Borong | night | ketek | night | night | |
| 90886 | Borong | nose | sewaŋ- | (its) nose | (its) nose | |
| 90466 | Borong | thou | gi | thou | thou | |
| 90872 | Borong | belly | keri- | (its) belly | (its) belly | |
| 90774 | Borong | long | koriga | long | long | |
| 90620 | Borong | full | saa kpe- | (it is) full | (it is) full | |
| 90844 | Borong | cloud | koosuk | cloud | cloud | |
| 90998 | Borong | to eat | ne- | (he) eats | (he) eats | |
| 90956 | Borong | to die | komu- | (he) dies | (he) dies | |
| 90970 | Borong | to see | nii- | (he) sees me | (he) sees me | |
| 90494 | Borong | who? | moŋ | who | who | |
| 91040 | Borong | green | asoŋ asoŋ | green | green | |
| 90718 | Borong | to stand | nan- | (he) stands | (he) stands | |
| 90732 | Borong | all (of a number) | kuuya | all | all | |
| 90816 | Borong | star | seŋgeleu | star | star | |
| 91110 | Borong | hot | gerek | hot | hot | |
| 90536 | Borong | this | i | this | this | |
| 90662 | Borong | breast | adzu- | breast | breast | |
| 90648 | Borong | claw | kosi- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 91180 | Borong | not | mende | not | not | |
| 90690 | Borong | to sit | ra- | (he) sits | (he) sits | |
| 90858 | Borong | rain | koŋ | rain | rain | |
| 90578 | Borong | to say | dzo- | (he) says | (he) says | |
| 91390 | Borong | seed | kota | (its) seed | (its) seed |