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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91834 | Mesem | to push | otəgə- | (he) pushes | (he) pushes | |
| 91820 | Mesem | to pull | menda- | (he) pulls | (he) pulls | |
| 90840 | Mesem | cloud | kumbu | cloud | cloud | |
| 91260 | Mesem | to know (facts) | niŋge- | (he) knows | (he) knows | |
| 91862 | Mesem | to dig | lo- | (he) digs | (he) digs | |
| 92212 | Mesem | brother | dat- | (his) brother | (his) brother | |
| 91246 | Mesem | to hit | kun- | (he) hit him | (he) hit him | |
| 91232 | Mesem | smoke (of fire) | kəsə | smoke | smoke | |
| 91218 | Mesem | water | tu | water | water | |
| 91204 | Mesem | road/path | kə | road | road | |
| 92338 | Mesem | cloth, clothes | na | clothing | clothing | |
| 91190 | Mesem | to burn (intrans.) | dzi- | (it) burns | (it) burns | |
| 90910 | Mesem | fat | kerək- | (its) fat | (its) fat | |
| 90826 | Mesem | sun | kəsu | sun | sun | |
| 90658 | Mesem | breast | nam- | breast | breast | |
| 90644 | Mesem | claw | dziŋgəŋgəŋ- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 90546 | Mesem | one | kpedzi | one | one | |
| 90630 | Mesem | knee | kpekakpatə- | (his) knee | (his) knee | |
| 90490 | Mesem | who? | ala | who | who | |
| 92184 | Mesem | warm/hot | kipkipṃ | warm | warm | |
| 92142 | Mesem | to cry | sisu- | (he) cries | (he) cries | |
| 90448 | Mesem | I (pronoun d:1s) | ną | I | I | |
| 90812 | Mesem | star | dzəmərindzə | star | star | |
| 92170 | Mesem | old | kpən | old | old | |
| 92156 | Mesem | to spit | dzətupa- | (he) spits | (he) spits | |
| 92198 | Mesem | dull (knife) | kokŋ̣ kpiəkṇ | dull | dull | |
| 91806 | Mesem | to throw | kətipe- | (he) throws: | (he) throws: | |
| 91876 | Mesem | to cut | lanti- | (he) cuts | (he) cuts | |
| 91540 | Mesem | foot | kət- | (its) foot | (its) foot | |
| 91960 | Mesem | lake | ləm | lake | lake | |
| 92128 | Mesem | to suck | bəsə- | (he) sucks | (he) sucks | |
| 90798 | Mesem | small | namzi | small | small | |
| 92380 | Mesem | to blow (wind) | orati- | (he) blows | (he) blows | |
| 92394 | Mesem | to swell | simen- | (it) swells | (it) swells | |
| 92366 | Mesem | spear (N) | ani | spear | spear | |
| 91176 | Mesem | not | kəm | not | not | |
| 91162 | Mesem | name | kot- | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 91148 | Mesem | cold (weather) | takəŋ | cold | cold | |
| 91134 | Mesem | dry (be dry) | alaŋgə- | (it is) dry | (it is) dry | |
| 91120 | Mesem | new | gorəŋ | new | new | |
| 91106 | Mesem | hot | tedzi | hot | hot | |
| 91092 | Mesem | good | saŋgam | good | good | |
| 91946 | Mesem | dust | wanawana | dust | dust | |
| 90784 | Mesem | big | kəitṇ | big | big | |
| 90462 | Mesem | thou | gą | thou | thou | |
| 91932 | Mesem | sky | nombə | sky | sky | |
| 91526 | Mesem | tooth (front rather than molar) | dzət- | (its) tooth | (its) tooth | |
| 91456 | Mesem | woman | imbi | woman | woman | |
| 91498 | Mesem | hand | bət- | (his) hand | (his) hand | |
| 91512 | Mesem | tongue | nambalaŋ- | (its) tongue | (its) tongue |