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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160099 | Mesem | you (pronoun d:2s) | gʌ | you | ||
| 160194 | Mesem | road/path | kʌtʌrʌm | road | ||
| 159840 | Mesem | ashes | ko | ashes | ||
| 155130 | Mesem | head | doŋgon | head | ||
| 155019 | Mesem | neck | toǥosaŋ | neck | ||
| 154913 | Mesem | tongue | nambalaŋ | tongue | ||
| 155642 | Mesem | new | alak | new | ||
| 155441 | Mesem | noontime | ayoŋgo | noontime | ||
| 154816 | Mesem | mother | mam | mother | ||
| 155236 | Mesem | sand | gʌŋʌ | sand | ||
| 155335 | Mesem | nose | siŋgɛŋ | nose | ||
| 155540 | Mesem | mouth | dzʌmbut | mouth | ||
| 159059 | Mesem | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | li | you-pl | ||
| 159161 | Mesem | to say | dzʌ | to-say | ||
| 159622 | Mesem | urine | sandi | urine | ||
| 158750 | Mesem | full | dzʌdzʌgɔ | full | ||
| 159531 | Mesem | bone | sɛt | bone | ||
| 158949 | Mesem | sun | kʌsu | sun | ||
| 158846 | Mesem | louse | iʌm | louse | ||
| 159293 | Mesem | leg, foot | qat | leg-foot | ||
| 159416 | Mesem | rain | ma | rain | ||
| 159648 | Mian | I (pronoun d:1s) | ne | i | ||
| 159649 | Mian | I (pronoun d:1s) | nere | i | emph. | |
| 159331 | Mian | rain | sok | rain | ||
| 158772 | Mian | louse | kim | louse | ||
| 159201 | Mian | leg, foot | sikir | leg-foot | ||
| 159561 | Mian | urine | iman | urine | ||
| 159202 | Mian | leg, foot | sakar | leg-foot | ||
| 159450 | Mian | bone | on | bone | ||
| 158683 | Mian | full | sippe | full | ||
| 158243 | Mian | warm/hot | mimin | warm | ||
| 158340 | Mian | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | ere | he-she | emph | |
| 158339 | Mian | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | e | he-she | ||
| 158438 | Mian | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | o | he-she | she | |
| 158159 | Mian | long | teke | long | ||
| 158458 | Mian | water | ok | water | ||
| 158439 | Mian | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | oro | he-she | she (emphɔ | |
| 156653 | Mian | wind | goror | wind | ||
| 156128 | Mian | wing | per | wing | ||
| 156532 | Mian | smoke (of fire) | tum | smoke | ||
| 155901 | Mian | ear | koron | ear | ||
| 156029 | Mian | leaf | ãn | leaf | ||
| 155802 | Mian | older brother | hek | older-brother | ||
| 156419 | Mian | skin | ãr | skin | ||
| 156000 | Mian | lips | pãn | lips | ||
| 157209 | Mian | to eat | una | to-eat | ||
| 156751 | Mian | fingernail | poroŋ | fingernail | ||
| 157313 | Mian | tooth (front rather than molar) | niŋ | tooth | ||
| 156969 | Mian | star | awitrin | star | ||
| 157488 | Mian | we (pronoun d:1p) | ni | we |