Source: Shaw (1973)
Shaw, RD. 1973. A tentative classification of the languages of the Mt Bosavi region. Pp. 187-214. In Franklin, KJ. (Ed). The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18942 | Biami | to sleep | mita- | |||
| 18943 | Biami | to lie down | kola- | |||
| 18944 | Biami | to see | pala | |||
| 18945 | Biami | to hear | bæ- | |||
| 18946 | Biami | to swim | halo̧ ub- | |||
| 18948 | Biami | to fly | agwia dabe | flies | flies | |
| 18949 | Biami | to bite | kasume- | |||
| 18950 | Biami | name | dio | |||
| 18951 | Biami | dry (be dry) | hougisi | |||
| 18952 | Biami | who? | na̧wa̧ | |||
| 18953 | Biami | what? | adi | |||
| 18954 | Biami | to burn (intrans.) | kobe- | |||
| 18955 | Biami | louse | imu | |||
| 18956 | Biami | many | oseyey | |||
| 18957 | Biami | this | ko | |||
| 18958 | Biami | that | kwe | |||
| 18959 | Biami | one | afa̧i̧ | |||
| 18960 | Biami | two | aduna | |||
| 18961 | Biami | to know (facts) | tawa- | knows | knows | |
| 18962 | Biami | to kill | fã- | kills | kills | |
| 18963 | Biami | not | name | |||
| 18964 | Biami | leaf | lubi | |||
| 18965 | Biami | meat (flesh) | hu̧ | |||
| 18967 | Biami | claw | ifĩ | |||
| 18969 | Biami | seed | oso | |||
| 18970 | Biami | round | ganugãma | |||
| 18971 | Biami | to die | bogo- | dies | dies | |
| 18972 | Biami | bird | hega | |||
| 18973 | Biami | red | urasu | |||
| 21180 | Biami | to come | mi | |||
| 21181 | Biami | to come | ma |