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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91306 | Borong | mountain | baaŋa | mountain | mountain | |
| 90522 | Borong | that | lo | that | that | |
| 92090 | Borong | to breathe | osoŋgoŋ | (its) breath | (its) breath | |
| 92104 | Borong | to vomit | lon- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 90578 | Borong | to say | dzo- | (he) says | (he) says | |
| 90746 | Borong | many | mamagu | many | many | |
| 90606 | Borong | round | lilik lilik | round | round | |
| 90718 | Borong | to stand | nan- | (he) stands | (he) stands | |
| 92230 | Borong | sister | naaŋ- | (his) sister | (his) sister | |
| 90956 | Borong | to die | komu- | (he) dies | (he) dies | |
| 91614 | Borong | head | osoga- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 91894 | Borong | some | tosi- | some | some | |
| 91292 | Borong | stone | dzamok | stone | stone | |
| 91446 | Borong | bird | kooŋ | bird | bird | |
| 91558 | Borong | tail | dzi- | (its) tail | (its) tail | |
| 91572 | Borong | meat (flesh) | busi- | (its) meat | (its) meat | |
| 91278 | Borong | sand | sakasiŋ | sand | sand | |
| 92314 | Borong | to count | weeŋgo- | (he) counts | (he) counts | |
| 90466 | Borong | thou | gi | thou | thou | |
| 91628 | Borong | bone | siita | (its) bone | (its) bone | |
| 91698 | Borong | how | nomaiŋ | how | how | |
| 90732 | Borong | all (of a number) | kuuya | all | all | |
| 91642 | Borong | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | i | he | he | |
| 90690 | Borong | to sit | ra- | (he) sits | (he) sits | |
| 91656 | Borong | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | oŋo | ye | ye | |
| 91670 | Borong | they (pronoun d:3p) | ioŋoŋoŋ | they | they | |
| 91376 | Borong | root | tiita- | (its) root | (its) root | |
| 91488 | Borong | blood | saya | (its) blood | (its) blood | |
| 91712 | Borong | and | ano | and | and | |
| 91124 | Borong | new | gbilia | new | new | |
| 90872 | Borong | belly | keri- | (its) belly | (its) belly | |
| 91110 | Borong | hot | gerek | hot | hot | |
| 91334 | Borong | earth/soil | namok | earth | earth | |
| 90648 | Borong | claw | kosi- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 91152 | Borong | cold (weather) | oloŋa | cold | cold | |
| 91362 | Borong | tree | ik | tree | tree | |
| 91166 | Borong | name | dzakota | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 90928 | Borong | neck | are- | its neck | its neck | |
| 91922 | Borong | wind | haamok | wind | wind | |
| 90802 | Borong | small | meraak | small | small | |
| 91625 | Dedua | bone | sir- | (its) bone | (its) bone | |
| 90925 | Dedua | neck | ube- | its neck | its neck | |
| 91681 | Dedua | where? | dahae | where | where | |
| 91569 | Dedua | meat (flesh) | fusi- | (its) meat | (its) meat | |
| 90995 | Dedua | to eat | ne- | (he) eats | (he) eats | |
| 90687 | Dedua | to sit | tak- | (he) sits | (he) sits | |
| 90799 | Dedua | small | kapia | small | small | |
| 91695 | Dedua | how | dafi | how | how | |
| 91079 | Dedua | yellow | dzagea | yellow | yellow | |
| 90589 | Dedua | moon | afo | moon | moon |