Source: McElhanon (1967)
McElhanon, K.A. 1967. Preliminary Observations on Huon Peninsula Languages. Oceanic Linguistics. 6, 1-45.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91442 | Mesem | bird | lau | bird | bird | |
| 91876 | Mesem | to cut | lanti- | (he) cuts | (he) cuts | |
| 90609 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | round | lambâ | round | round | |
| 91060 | Tobo | white | lalap | white | white | |
| 90732 | Borong | all (of a number) | kuuya | all | all | |
| 91915 | Nabak | short | kutuməŋ | short | short | |
| 91165 | Komba | name | kut- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91161 | Selepet | name | kut- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91943 | Nabak | sky | kururuŋ | sky | sky | |
| 90841 | Dedua | cloud | kurumeŋ | cloud | cloud | |
| 91933 | Dedua | sky | kurumeŋ | sky | sky | |
| 91934 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | sky | kurumen | sky | sky | |
| 91063 | Selepet | red | kuriŋ | red | red | |
| 91067 | Komba | red | kuriŋ | red | red | |
| 91942 | Tobo | sky | kuremen | sky | sky | |
| 90501 | Nabak | who? | kureki | who | who | |
| 91164 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | name | kurap- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 90793 | Kube | big | kuneŋ | big | big | |
| 90785 | Dedua | big | kuneŋ | big | big | |
| 91304 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | mountain | kunduŋi | mountain | mountain | |
| 91309 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | mountain | kunduŋi | mountain | mountain | |
| 91609 | Selepet | head | kun- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 91246 | Mesem | to hit | kun- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 90497 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | who? | kun | who | who | |
| 92391 | Nabak | to blow (wind) | kumbu- | (he) blows | (he) blows | |
| 90840 | Mesem | cloud | kumbu | cloud | cloud | |
| 91064 | Mesem | red | kukŋ̣ | red | red | |
| 91941 | Kube | sky | kuglumeŋ | sky | sky | |
| 92209 | Nabak | dull (knife) | kugepin | dull | dull | |
| 92148 | Mape | to cry | kuee- | (he) cries | (he) cries | |
| 90860 | Mape | rain | kue | rain | rain | |
| 91249 | Komba | to hit | ku- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91245 | Selepet | to hit | ku- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91257 | Nabak | to hit | ku- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91187 | Nabak | not | ku | not | not | |
| 92052 | Kâte | animal | kpowi | animal | animal | |
| 92346 | Kâte | cloth, clothes | kporuc | clothing | clothing | |
| 92344 | Mape | cloth, clothes | kporu | clothing | clothing | |
| 91434 | Mape | dog | kporo | dog | dog | |
| 92072 | Mesem | wing | kpogo | (its) wing | (its) wing | |
| 91618 | Kâte | head | kpitsec- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 91957 | Nabak | dust | kpitnəki | dust | dust | |
| 91878 | Somba-Siawari (Mindik Dialect) | to cut | kpiti- | (he) cuts | (he) cuts | |
| 92277 | Kube | to sew | kpewi- | (she) sews | (she) sews | |
| 91838 | Borong | to push | kpetanoke- | (he) pushes | (he) pushes | |
| 91841 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | to push | kpetalian- | (he) pushes | (he) pushes | |
| 90641 | Nabak | knee | kpet- | (his) knee | (his) knee | |
| 91169 | Somba-Siawari (Burum Dialect) | name | kpet- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 90557 | Nabak | one | kpep | one | one | |
| 92335 | Nabak | to play | kpep | (they) play | (they) play |