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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90547 | Dedua | one | mokgu | one | one | |
| 92087 | Dedua | to breathe | naka- | (its) breath | (its) breath | |
| 92101 | Dedua | to vomit | urun- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 92073 | Dedua | wing | kpegaŋ- | (its) wing | (its) wing | |
| 90715 | Dedua | to stand | nan- | (he) stands | (he) stands | |
| 90729 | Dedua | all (of a number) | sasawa | all | all | |
| 90533 | Dedua | this | i | this | this | |
| 91835 | Dedua | to push | tuŋge- | (he) pushes | (he) pushes | |
| 91821 | Dedua | to pull | tae- | (he) pulls | (he) pulls | |
| 91807 | Dedua | to throw | wa- | (he) throws: | (he) throws: | |
| 92115 | Dedua | to laugh | dzomore- | (he) laughs | (he) laughs | |
| 92129 | Dedua | to suck | abere- | (he) sucks | (he) sucks | |
| 90967 | Dedua | to see | nen- | (he) sees me | (he) sees me | |
| 90603 | Dedua | round | orâŋ | round | round | |
| 92157 | Dedua | to spit | sofok- | (he) spits | (he) spits | |
| 92171 | Dedua | old | esea | old | old | |
| 92185 | Dedua | warm/hot | hâroŋa | warm | warm | |
| 90617 | Dedua | full | wake- | (it is) full | (it is) full | |
| 90953 | Dedua | to die | home- | (he) dies | (he) dies | |
| 91261 | Dedua | to know (facts) | negen- | (he) knows | (he) knows | |
| 91247 | Dedua | to hit | kpe- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91233 | Dedua | smoke (of fire) | husuk | smoke | smoke | |
| 91219 | Dedua | water | doku | water | water | |
| 91205 | Dedua | road/path | siŋ | road | road | |
| 91191 | Dedua | to burn (intrans.) | dza- | (it) burns | (it) burns | |
| 90869 | Dedua | belly | kera- | (its) belly | (its) belly | |
| 92213 | Dedua | brother | dar- | (his) brother | (his) brother | |
| 92227 | Dedua | sister | nawiŋ- | (his) sister | (his) sister | |
| 92199 | Dedua | dull (knife) | enarakpak | dull | dull | |
| 90659 | Dedua | breast | namu- | breast | breast | |
| 90645 | Dedua | claw | boŋ- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 90631 | Dedua | knee | fakuruŋ- | (his) knee | (his) knee | |
| 90883 | Dedua | nose | soge- | (its) nose | (its) nose | |
| 90897 | Dedua | heart | woso honduŋ- | (its) heart | (its) heart | |
| 91527 | Dedua | tooth (front rather than molar) | enar- | (its) tooth | (its) tooth | |
| 91485 | Dedua | blood | sawa | (its) blood | (its) blood | |
| 91499 | Dedua | hand | mari | (his) hand | (his) hand | |
| 91457 | Dedua | woman | ŋak | woman | woman | |
| 91471 | Dedua | man | ŋik | man | man | |
| 90505 | Dedua | what? | dafi | what | what | |
| 92241 | Dedua | father | mam- | (his) father | (his) father | |
| 91625 | Dedua | bone | sir- | (its) bone | (its) bone | |
| 91681 | Dedua | where? | dahae | where | where | |
| 91695 | Dedua | how | dafi | how | how | |
| 91709 | Dedua | and | ama | and | and | |
| 91639 | Dedua | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | ye | he | he | |
| 90491 | Dedua | who? | moŋ | who | who | |
| 92283 | Dedua | rope | witik | rope | rope | |
| 92269 | Dedua | to sew | kpebi- | (she) sews | (she) sews | |
| 92297 | Dedua | to shoot | wedek- | (he) shoots | (he) shoots |