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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90627 | Nabak | full | dzedze kpe- | (it is) full | (it is) full | |
| 91999 | Nabak | fruit | kpənəŋ- | (its) fruit | (its) fruit | |
| 92069 | Nabak | back (body part) | bam- | (its) back | (its) back | |
| 91677 | Nabak | they (pronoun d:3p) | ək | they | they | |
| 91691 | Nabak | where? | den | where | where | |
| 91705 | Nabak | how | dzigok | how | how | |
| 91621 | Nabak | head | ŋokandzi- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 91635 | Nabak | bone | kandziŋ- | (its) bone | (its) bone | |
| 91649 | Nabak | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | ək | he | he | |
| 90543 | Nabak | this | kapi | this | this | |
| 92363 | Nabak | to work | murup | work | work | |
| 92377 | Nabak | spear (N) | ŋəlip | spear | spear | |
| 91761 | Nabak | left-side | kanen | left side | left side | |
| 90613 | Nabak | round | kililiŋ | round | round | |
| 91495 | Nabak | blood | sip- | (its) blood | (its) blood | |
| 90459 | Nabak | I (pronoun d:1s) | nəŋ | I | I | |
| 92041 | Nabak | snake | nombe | snake | snake | |
| 90599 | Nabak | moon | eyoŋge | moon | moon | |
| 92083 | Nabak | wing | pɔp- | (its) wing | (its) wing | |
| 91719 | Nabak | and | ɔpme | and | and | |
| 91775 | Nabak | to hold (in hand) | mi- | (he) holds | (he) holds | |
| 91789 | Nabak | to fall (drop rather than topple) | todzi- | (he) falls | (he) falls | |
| 91747 | Nabak | right-side | panaŋ | right (side) | right (side) | |
| 91733 | Nabak | there | kainde | there | there | |
| 92237 | Nabak | sister | ip- | (his) sister | (his) sister | |
| 92265 | Nabak | mother | mam- | (his) mother | (his) mother | |
| 92251 | Nabak | father | bip- | (his) father | (his) father | |
| 91803 | Nabak | to turn (change one's direction) | giridzəi- | (he) turns | (he) turns | |
| 91817 | Nabak | to throw | kətimpe- | (he) throws: | (he) throws: | |
| 91831 | Nabak | to pull | mandai- | (he) pulls | (he) pulls | |
| 91663 | Nabak | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | in | ye | ye | |
| 90557 | Nabak | one | kpep | one | one | |
| 92335 | Nabak | to play | kpep | (they) play | (they) play | |
| 92321 | Nabak | to count | makundzi- | (he) counts | (he) counts | |
| 92307 | Nabak | to shoot | arai- | (he) shoots | (he) shoots | |
| 91859 | Nabak | to wash | dzurudzi- | (he) washes | (he) washes | |
| 91873 | Nabak | to dig | kiŋgadzi- | (he) digs | (he) digs | |
| 91845 | Nabak | to push | ɔtɔpe- | (he) pushes | (he) pushes | |
| 92391 | Nabak | to blow (wind) | kumbu- | (he) blows | (he) blows | |
| 91887 | Nabak | to cut | eti- | (he) cuts | (he) cuts | |
| 91901 | Nabak | some | not- | some | some | |
| 91915 | Nabak | short | kutuməŋ | short | short | |
| 92223 | Nabak | brother | dat- | (his) brother | (his) brother | |
| 92195 | Nabak | warm/hot | kipməŋ | warm | warm | |
| 92209 | Nabak | dull (knife) | kugepin | dull | dull | |
| 91971 | Nabak | lake | ləmunəŋ | lake | lake | |
| 91929 | Nabak | wind | tɔgɔ | wind | wind | |
| 91943 | Nabak | sky | kururuŋ | sky | sky | |
| 91957 | Nabak | dust | kpitnəki | dust | dust | |
| 91033 | Nabak | black | sopməŋ | black | black |