| 87335 | Mailu (Domara Dialect) | badibadi | tie (rope) | | Thomson (1975) | tie (rope) |
| 87883 | Mailu (Geagea Dialect) | badibadi | tie (rope) | | Thomson (1975) | tie (rope) |
| 86513 | Mailu (Ilai Dialect) | badibadi | tie (rope) | | Thomson (1975) | tie (rope) |
| 86787 | Mailu (Island Dialect) | badibadi | tie (rope) | | Thomson (1975) | tie (rope) |
| 147368 | Mala | muw- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 147364 | Malas | windar- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 184281 | Male | gus- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | to tie |
| 157827 | Mamaa | itaŋka | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 157832 | Ma Manda | torofe | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 157783 | Mandobo Atas | rün | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 157860 | Mape (East Dialect) | kipe | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 157858 | Mape (Naga Dialect) | kipe | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 157859 | Mape (West Dialect) | kipe | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 259982 | Maria (Maiagolo Dialect) | iduʔe- | | | Dutton (1970) | tie rope |
| 259984 | Maria (Maranomu Dialect) | ituʔare- | | | Dutton (1970) | tie rope |
| 157795 | Marind (Gawir Dialect) | kiparud | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 128789 | Matepi | tat | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 147373 | Mauwake | muf- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 147377 | Mawak | muw- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 128787 | Mawan | tate | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 77883 | Maybrat | -fon | | | Dol (2007) | |
| 77856 | Maybrat | -ake | | | Dol (2007) | |
| 77854 | Maybrat | -i | | | Dol (2007) | |
| 76979 | Mbaniata | nembia | tie | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76707 | Mbaniata (Lokuru Dialect) | nembia | tie | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76459 | Mbilua | lupika | tie | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76349 | Mbilua (Ndovele Dialect) | lupika | tie | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 157850 | Mesem | dza | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 147372 | Miani | tub- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 157852 | Migabac | hefe | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 184262 | Migum | dud | | | Z'graggen (1980) | to tie |
| 147375 | Moere | mufur- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 157853 | Momare | hape | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 195431 | Moresada | sɨwiŋgi- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 128780 | Mosimo | numru- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 259988 | Motu | kwatu- | | | Dutton (1970) | tie rope |
| 15308 | Mountain Koiari | umuva | tie, fasten | | Dutton (2010) | |
| 82876 | Mum | kaɣa- | | | Daniels (2010) | |
| 195427 | Mum | puŋgr̃- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 128766 | Munit | tinde | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 157799 | Muratayak | uꝑʌ | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 128777 | Murupi | tata-ba | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 195437 | Musak | kakram- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 147379 | Musar | buka huw- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
| 157785 | Muyu, North | yene | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 157786 | Muyu, South | yendeware | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 157849 | Nabak | dza | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 214147 | Nakai | nɔɴˈqiːɽe | | | Hughes (2009) | |
| 157834 | Nakame | iba | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | to-tie |
| 128779 | Nake | pai- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | tie |
