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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92352 | Mesem | to work | nu | work | work | |
| 90476 | Mesem | we (pronoun d:1p) | nį | we | we | |
| 92394 | Mesem | to swell | simen- | (it) swells | (it) swells | |
| 92366 | Mesem | spear (N) | ani | spear | spear | |
| 92380 | Mesem | to blow (wind) | orati- | (he) blows | (he) blows | |
| 90910 | Mesem | fat | kerək- | (its) fat | (its) fat | |
| 91540 | Mesem | foot | kət- | (its) foot | (its) foot | |
| 90448 | Mesem | I (pronoun d:1s) | ną | I | I | |
| 90462 | Mesem | thou | gą | thou | thou | |
| 92338 | Mesem | cloth, clothes | na | clothing | clothing | |
| 90798 | Mesem | small | namzi | small | small | |
| 90784 | Mesem | big | kəitṇ | big | big | |
| 90812 | Mesem | star | dzəmərindzə | star | star | |
| 90826 | Mesem | sun | kəsu | sun | sun | |
| 90840 | Mesem | cloud | kumbu | cloud | cloud | |
| 90854 | Mesem | rain | ma | rain | rain | |
| 90868 | Mesem | belly | tip- | (its) belly | (its) belly | |
| 90882 | Mesem | nose | siŋgeŋ | (its) nose | (its) nose | |
| 90896 | Mesem | heart | wembə kət- | (its) heart | (its) heart | |
| 90770 | Mesem | long | kepṃ | long | long | |
| 91280 | Mape | sand | mageŋ | sand | sand | |
| 90678 | Mape | to come | wape- | (he) comes | (he) comes | |
| 91294 | Mape | stone | kâk | stone | stone | |
| 91308 | Mape | mountain | tiki | mountain | mountain | |
| 91336 | Mape | earth/soil | mâreŋ | earth | earth | |
| 91350 | Mape | leaf | rekak- | (its) leaf | (its) leaf | |
| 91322 | Mape | ashes | dzafe | ashes | ashes | |
| 92008 | Mape | stick (wood) | gbaru | stick | stick | |
| 91420 | Mape | louse | imeŋ | louse | louse | |
| 91378 | Mape | root | gâru- | (its) root | (its) root | |
| 91504 | Mape | hand | me- | (his) hand | (his) hand | |
| 90650 | Mape | claw | yuyuŋ- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 92204 | Mape | dull (knife) | kimâŋine | dull | dull | |
| 91994 | Mape | fruit | fâik- | (its) fruit | (its) fruit | |
| 91406 | Mape | ear | kadze- | (its) ear | (its) ear | |
| 90594 | Mape | moon | mosa | moon | moon | |
| 91980 | Mape | flower | âri- | (its) flower | (its) flower | |
| 90566 | Mape | two | yoyokak | two | two | |
| 91392 | Mape | seed | fâŋâŋ- | (its) seed | (its) seed | |
| 91952 | Mape | dust | yak | dust | dust | |
| 91966 | Mape | lake | dzâgâŋ | lake | lake | |
| 91938 | Mape | sky | sambâŋgo | sky | sky | |
| 90846 | Mape | cloud | gâweŋ | cloud | cloud | |
| 91910 | Mape | short | bembeŋ | short | short | |
| 91924 | Mape | wind | mâŋuŋ | wind | wind | |
| 91896 | Mape | some | gâ- | some | some | |
| 90580 | Mape | to say | mi- | (he) says | (he) says | |
| 91490 | Mape | blood | dari- | (its) blood | (its) blood | |
| 90930 | Mape | neck | ube- | its neck | its neck | |
| 90944 | Mape | hair | kaŋdzaŋ- | (its) hair | (its) hair |