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 |
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| 15303 | Grass Koiari | to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch) | tuma- | | scratch (skin) | |
| 15302 | Koitabu | to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch) | tuma- | | scratch (skin) | |
| 15299 | Barai (North Dialect) | cassowary | tubuar-e | | cassowary | |
| 15296 | Proto-Koiarian | cassowary | *tubu[are] | | | |
| 15300 | Barai (South Dialect) | cassowary | tubuare | | cassowary | |
| 15298 | Ömie | cassowary | tubor-e | | cassowary | |
| 15314 | Koitabu | short | tuake | | short | |
| 15581 | Proto-Koiariac | neck | *tu | | | |
| 15583 | Mountain Koiari | neck | tu | | nape of neck | |
| 15648 | Grass Koiari | to spin, twirl | to|viri|viri | | car, truck | |
| 15574 | Koitabu | dog | totoka | | dog | |
| 15285 | Mountain Koiari | to wash | to|to- | | wash (stg) | |
| 15547 | Grass Koiari | tail | (to) tete-ka | | (dog's) tail | |
| 15546 | Koitabu | tail | (to) tete-ka | | (dog's) tail | |
| 15578 | Koitabu | full | tobo|ke | | full (of water) | |
| 15579 | Grass Koiari | full | tobo|ka | | full (of water) | |
| 15577 | Proto-Koiariac | full | *tobo | | | |
| 15580 | Mountain Koiari | full | toba|loho | | to be full (of water) | |
| 14291 | Ese | water | toa|rúho | | swim, wash oneself | |
| 14290 | Ese | water | to-a | | water | |
| 15572 | Proto-Koiariac | dog | *to | | | |
| 15576 | Mountain Koiari | dog | to | | dog | |
| 15573 | Koitabu | dog | to | | dog | |
| 15575 | Grass Koiari | dog | to | | dog | |
| 14518 | Barai (North Dialect) | to drill | titu-a | | make a small hole in | |
| 14517 | Proto-Baraic | to drill | *tit(i,u)- | | | |
| 14519 | Ese | to drill | titi|-o | | drill | |
| 15280 | Koitabu | to sew | tigu|hu- | | sew up | |
| 15571 | Mountain Koiari | to go | ti- | | go | |
| 15568 | Proto-Koiariac | to go | *ti- | | | |
| 14831 | Ese | faeces (dung, faeces, excrement) | te-a | | faeces | |
| 15545 | Proto-Koiariac | tail | *(t,d)ete | | | |
| 15292 | Grass Koiari | blood | tavo | | blood | |
| 14516 | Ese | to scrape off | tatia|h-o | | scrape off | |
| 15549 | Proto-Koiariac | and | *-ta...-ta | | | |
| 15564 | Proto-Koiariac | sibling, opposite sex, older | *tata | | | |
| 15565 | Koitabu | sibling, opposite sex, older | tata | | elder sister | |
| 15566 | Grass Koiari | sibling, opposite sex, older | tata | | sibling, opposite sex, older, elder sister | |
| 15567 | Mountain Koiari | sibling, opposite sex, older | tata | | sibling, opposite sex, older, elder sister | |
| 15265 | Ese | bed bug | tarur-a | | bed bug | |
| 15264 | Barai (North Dialect) | bed bug | tarun-a | | bed bug | |
| 14513 | Ese | snake | tapar-a | | snake | |
| 15291 | Koitabu | blood | taɣo | | blood | |
| 15290 | Proto-Koiarian | blood | *taɣo | | | |
| 15560 | Proto-Koiariac | raised land, ridge | *tana | | | |
| 15563 | Mountain Koiari | raised land, ridge | tana | | mountain | |
| 15561 | Koitabu | raised land, ridge | tana | | raised land, ridge | |
| 15562 | Grass Koiari | raised land, ridge | tana | | ridge of land | |
| 15311 | Barai (North Dialect) | to tie | tamug-e | | knot | |
| 15310 | Barai (North Dialect) | to tie | tamu | | tie string for string bag | |
