Source: McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)
McElhanon, KA & Voorhoeve, CL. 1970. The Trans-New Guinea Phylum: Explorations in deep-level genetic relationships. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158630 | Kovai | breast | suyo | breast | ||
| 158022 | Kovai | straight | maiton | straight | ||
| 158522 | Kovai | water | lap | water | ||
| 157029 | Kovai | star | amputi | star | ||
| 157663 | Kovai | older sister | a | older-sister | ||
| 157141 | Kovai | fire | puŋ | fire | ||
| 156917 | Kovai | eye | dziŋo | eye | ||
| 157371 | Kovai | tooth (front rather than molar) | dzɔŋɔ | tooth | ||
| 157418 | Kovai | bird | naŋ | bird | ||
| 159822 | Kovai | ashes | tep | ashes | ||
| 160177 | Kovai | road/path | atam | road | ||
| 160455 | Kovai | to burn (intrans.) | ae | to-burn | ||
| 159957 | Kovai | dog | goun | dog | ||
| 160082 | Kovai | you (pronoun d:2s) | gok | you | ||
| 160358 | Kovai | arm | me | arm | ||
| 159283 | Kovai | leg, foot | eǥ | leg-foot | ||
| 158735 | Kovai | full | ampuleʔ | full | ||
| 158935 | Kovai | sun | sual | sun | ||
| 159182 | Kovai | to say | me | to-say | ||
| 159515 | Kovai | bone | yo | bone | ||
| 159608 | Kovai | urine | sulo | urine | ||
| 159401 | Kovai | rain | ait | rain | ||
| 158832 | Kovai | louse | apalau | louse | ||
| 159045 | Kovai | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | ŋɔ | you-pl | ||
| 158841 | Kube | louse | imiŋ | louse | ||
| 159525 | Kube | bone | sir | bone | ||
| 158745 | Kube | full | koyokpe | full | ||
| 159054 | Kube | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | i | you-pl | ||
| 159411 | Kube | rain | kia | rain | ||
| 159618 | Kube | urine | pusaʔ | urine | ||
| 159154 | Kube | to say | dzɛ | to-say | ||
| 157759 | Kube | to shoot | wiriʔ | to-shoot | ||
| 158129 | Kube | knee | simiŋ | knee | ||
| 158640 | Kube | breast | namu | breast | ||
| 157843 | Kube | to tie | dziki | to-tie | ||
| 158532 | Kube | water | doku | water | ||
| 158411 | Kube | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | i | he-she | ||
| 158218 | Kube | long | horua | long | ||
| 158310 | Kube | warm/hot | foʔnia | warm | ||
| 157943 | Kube | name | kpar | name | ||
| 158032 | Kube | straight | dindiŋa | straight | ||
| 155871 | Kube | older brother | dar | older-brother | ||
| 156390 | Kube | spittle | sɨfɛʔ | spittle | ||
| 155777 | Kube | to sleep | fe | to-sleep | ||
| 155978 | Kube | ear | getsaw | ear | ||
| 156722 | Kube | wind | lufuʔ | wind | ||
| 156505 | Kube | skin | sʌbʌl | skin | ||
| 156102 | Kube | leaf | hareŋ | leaf | ||
| 156295 | Kube | hair | dzu | hair | ||
| 156609 | Kube | smoke (of fire) | hofaʔ | smoke |