Source: Dutton (2010)
Dutton, T.E., 2010. Reconstructing Proto Koiarian: The history of a Papuan language family, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15112 | Koitabu | meat (flesh) | mi|sika | meat, muscle, food | ||
| 15113 | Grass Koiari | animal | mi | animal (as game, generic), meat | ||
| 15114 | Mountain Koiari | animal | mi | animal | ||
| 15115 | Ömie | animal | mi (daje) | animal (skin, body) | ||
| 15116 | Ömie | meat (flesh) | mi-e | meat | ||
| 15117 | Barai (North Dialect) | animal | mi|kuae | animal (generic) | ||
| 15118 | Proto-Koiarian | to sneeze | *akisi- | |||
| 15119 | Koitabu | to sneeze | asi|mana-va-nu | sneeze | ||
| 15120 | Grass Koiari | to sneeze | akisi-va-nu | sneeze | ||
| 15121 | Mountain Koiari | to sneeze | akisi-a | sneeze | ||
| 15122 | Barai (North Dialect) | to sneeze | asi|nuf-ie | sneeze | ||
| 15123 | Ese | to sneeze | asi|puej-o | sneeze | ||
| 15124 | Proto-Koiarian | to give | *m(o,a)- | |||
| 15125 | Koitabu | to give | mo- | give | ||
| 15126 | Grass Koiari | to give | mo- | give | ||
| 15127 | Mountain Koiari | to give | o- | give | ||
| 15128 | Ömie | to give | ma|mij-e | give | ||
| 15129 | Barai (North Dialect) | to give | m-ie | give me | ||
| 15130 | Barai (South Dialect) | to give | ma | give | ||
| 15131 | Barai (South Dialect) | to give | (abe na) mi! | give me! | ||
| 15132 | Ese | to give | m|aha | give (him) | ||
| 15133 | Ese | to give | (ape) m|iha | give (me) | ||
| 15134 | Proto-Koiarian | stone | *muni | |||
| 15135 | Koitabu | stone | muni | stone | ||
| 15136 | Grass Koiari | stone | muni | stone | ||
| 15137 | Mountain Koiari | stone | mune | stone | ||
| 15138 | Ömie | stone | munë | stone, rock | ||
| 15139 | Barai (North Dialect) | stone | mun-e | stone | ||
| 15140 | Ese | stone | mun-a | stone | ||
| 15141 | Proto-Koiarian | interrogative | *-n(a,e) | interrogative particle | interrogative particle (generally suffixed to subject) | |
| 15142 | Koitabu | interrogative | -na | interrogative particle | question form of specifier (on subject mostly) | |
| 15143 | Grass Koiari | interrogative | -ne | interrogative particle | question form of specifier (on subject mostly) | |
| 15144 | Mountain Koiari | interrogative | -na | interrogative particle | question marker (suffixed to subject) | |
| 15145 | Ömie | interrogative | -na | interrogative particle | yes/no interrogative particle, sentence initial | |
| 15146 | Barai (North Dialect) | interrogative | -ne | interrogative particle | question marker (on pronoun subject) | |
| 15147 | Barai (South Dialect) | interrogative | -ne | interrogative particle | question marker (on pronoun subject) | |
| 15148 | Proto-Koiarian | to chew | *nana- | |||
| 15149 | Grass Koiari | to chew | nana- | chew | ||
| 15150 | Mountain Koiari | to chew | nana- | chew | ||
| 15151 | Ömie | to chew | nano|v-e | chew | ||
| 15152 | Ese | to chew | nana|chav-o | chew | ||
| 15153 | Proto-Koiarian | if | *-ne(i) | if, when (conditional verb suffix) | ||
| 15154 | Koitabu | if | -nei | when, if (past tense), after, then | ||
| 15155 | Barai (North Dialect) | if | -ne | conditional verb suffix, past and future tenses | ||
| 15156 | Proto-Koiarian | for, benefactive (cliticised or suffixed to noun) | *ni | |||
| 15157 | Koitabu | for, benefactive (cliticised or suffixed to noun) | ni | to (dative), for (benefactive) | ||
| 15158 | Grass Koiari | for, benefactive (cliticised or suffixed to noun) | ni | to (dative), for (benefactive) | ||
| 15159 | Ömie | for, benefactive (cliticised or suffixed to noun) | ni | for | ||
| 15160 | Barai (South Dialect) | for, benefactive (cliticised or suffixed to noun) | bo|ni | for (a thing) | ||
| 15161 | Proto-Koiarian | eye | *ni |