Source: Mikloucho-Maclay (1871-1883)
Mikloucho-Maclay: New Guinea Diaries 1871—1883, translated from the Russian with biographical and historical notes by C. L. Sentinella. Kristen Press, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195936 | Bongu | youth | malassi | |||
| 195946 | Bongu | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | ni | |||
| 195927 | Bongu | yam | kainda | |||
| 195901 | Bongu | yam | ayan | |||
| 196397 | Bongu | write, draw | negrengba | |||
| 196350 | Bongu | wind | yavar | a west-north-west wind | ||
| 196341 | Bongu | wind | karog | nor-nor-west wind | ||
| 195964 | Bongu | vine | uramar | |||
| 196385 | Bongu | Venus | boi | |||
| 196342 | Bongu | tree | kengara | nut-bearing tree | ||
| 195953 | Bongu | to tie | rocar | |||
| 195902 | Bongu | to speak | ballal | |||
| 195949 | Bongu | to sleep | nyawar | |||
| 195948 | Bongu | to sleep | nyawar | |||
| 196330 | Bongu | to finish | bassa | |||
| 195965 | Bongu | to eat | uyar | |||
| 195940 | Bongu | to die | moen | |||
| 196328 | Bongu | to cry | amb | (Bili Bili) expresses deep distress | ||
| 195918 | Bongu | to come | gena | |||
| 195903 | Bongu | to burn (intrans.) | barata | |||
| 195929 | Bongu | tobacco | kaz | |||
| 195945 | Bongu | thou | ni | |||
| 195914 | Bongu | thorn | diglan | |||
| 195904 | Bongu | taro | baou | |||
| 195913 | Bongu | sweet potato | degargol | |||
| 195955 | Bongu | sun | sing | |||
| 195956 | Bongu | sun | sing niri | |||
| 195919 | Bongu | stone | gitan | |||
| 195963 | Bongu | stone | ubu | |||
| 196393 | Bongu | statue | kariya | ancestral figure carved in wood | ||
| 195947 | Bongu | star | niri | |||
| 196404 | Bongu | stake | udya | used in cultivation | ||
| 195933 | Bongu | spider | kobum | |||
| 195922 | Bongu | spear (N) | hadga nangor | |||
| 196405 | Bongu | spade | udyasab | used to break up soil | ||
| 195907 | Bongu | smoke (of fire) | biaram | |||
| 196389 | Bongu | skull | gate | |||
| 196402 | Bongu | skull | tamo gate | human skull | ||
| 195916 | Bongu | skin | gare | |||
| 196349 | Bongu | shell, hull | yarur | used for scraping the flesh | ||
| 195966 | Bongu | pot | vab | |||
| 195905 | Bongu | platform | barla | |||
| 195932 | Bongu | platform | kobum barla | |||
| 195944 | Bongu | pigeon | muliki | |||
| 195912 | Bongu | pig | bul | |||
| 196386 | Bongu | ornament | bul-ra | made from boar tusks | ||
| 195924 | Bongu | one | gudi | |||
| 195923 | Bongu | one | hudi | |||
| 196401 | Bongu | ochre | suru | red ochre | ||
| 195900 | Bongu | no, not | aren |