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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91625 | Dedua | bone | sir- | (its) bone | (its) bone | |
| 91695 | Dedua | how | dafi | how | how | |
| 91681 | Dedua | where? | dahae | where | where | |
| 91709 | Dedua | and | ama | and | and | |
| 91415 | Dedua | louse | yomiŋ | louse | louse | |
| 91261 | Dedua | to know (facts) | negen- | (he) knows | (he) knows | |
| 92171 | Dedua | old | esea | old | old | |
| 92101 | Dedua | to vomit | urun- | (he) vomits | (he) vomits | |
| 92087 | Dedua | to breathe | naka- | (its) breath | (its) breath | |
| 92073 | Dedua | wing | kpegaŋ- | (its) wing | (its) wing | |
| 92115 | Dedua | to laugh | dzomore- | (he) laughs | (he) laughs | |
| 92059 | Dedua | back (body part) | nade- | (its) back | (its) back | |
| 90575 | Dedua | to say | de- | (he) says | (he) says | |
| 91569 | Dedua | meat (flesh) | fusi- | (its) meat | (its) meat | |
| 92031 | Dedua | snake | bâidzok | snake | snake | |
| 91611 | Dedua | head | fufu- | (its) head | (its) head | |
| 90771 | Dedua | long | herea | long | long | |
| 92381 | Dedua | to blow (wind) | fifi- | (he) blows | (he) blows | |
| 91555 | Dedua | tail | dzi- | (its) tail | (its) tail | |
| 92045 | Dedua | animal | yaŋ | animal | animal | |
| 92129 | Dedua | to suck | abere- | (he) sucks | (he) sucks | |
| 91345 | Dedua | leaf | mari- | (its) leaf | (its) leaf | |
| 90547 | Dedua | one | mokgu | one | one | |
| 91331 | Dedua | earth/soil | bânek | earth | earth | |
| 91583 | Dedua | eye | kiwa | (its) eye | (its) eye | |
| 91429 | Dedua | dog | kasi | dog | dog | |
| 91191 | Dedua | to burn (intrans.) | dza- | (it) burns | (it) burns | |
| 91317 | Dedua | ashes | hama | ashes | ashes | |
| 90715 | Dedua | to stand | nan- | (he) stands | (he) stands | |
| 90729 | Dedua | all (of a number) | sasawa | all | all | |
| 91597 | Dedua | skin | sebi- | (its) skin | (its) skin | |
| 91639 | Dedua | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | ye | he | he | |
| 90799 | Dedua | small | kapia | small | small | |
| 91163 | Dedua | name | kiwa | (its) name | (its) name | |
| 92017 | Dedua | worm | gbosu | worm | worm | |
| 92185 | Dedua | warm/hot | hâroŋa | warm | warm | |
| 90659 | Dedua | breast | namu- | breast | breast | |
| 90645 | Dedua | claw | boŋ- | (its) claw | (its) claw | |
| 90631 | Dedua | knee | fakuruŋ- | (his) knee | (his) knee | |
| 90491 | Dedua | who? | moŋ | who | who | |
| 91275 | Dedua | sand | moŋgeŋ | sand | sand | |
| 90813 | Dedua | star | bâpiŋ | star | star | |
| 91947 | Dedua | dust | wondok | dust | dust | |
| 91975 | Dedua | flower | ori- | (its) flower | (its) flower | |
| 91471 | Dedua | man | ŋik | man | man | |
| 90533 | Dedua | this | i | this | this | |
| 91919 | Dedua | wind | firaŋ | wind | wind | |
| 91961 | Dedua | lake | dzokoŋ | lake | lake | |
| 91079 | Dedua | yellow | dzagea | yellow | yellow | |
| 91289 | Dedua | stone | hok | stone | stone |