| 154825 | Mape (West Dialect) | maŋgoʔ | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 257375 | Maria (Maiagolo Dialect) | aˈmaʔe | | | Dutton (1970) | mother |
| 257377 | Maria (Maranomu Dialect) | ˈama | | | Dutton (1970) | mother |
| 257379 | Maria (Uderi Dialect) | aˈmaʔe | | | Dutton (1970) | mother |
| 257381 | Maria | aˈmeʔe | | | Dutton (1970) | mother |
| 154757 | Marind (Gawir Dialect) | vu | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 119152 | Matepi | enu- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 119151 | Matepi | ʌn | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 138800 | Mauwake | aite | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 138801 | Mauwake | nene | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 138802 | Mauwake | nak | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 138806 | Mawak | kameŋg | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 119147 | Mawan | awa | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 119148 | Mawan | ani- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 77874 | Maybrat | -me | | | Dol (2007) | |
| 77855 | Maybrat | fene | | | Dol (2007) | |
| 77010 | Mbaniata | īna | mother | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76674 | Mbaniata (Lokuru Dialect) | īna | mother | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76491 | Mbilua | ñaña | mother | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 76386 | Mbilua (Ndovele Dialect) | ñaña | mother | | Tryon & Hackman (1983) | |
| 243014 | Mehek | nawa | | | Laycock (1968) | |
| 243022 | Mende | nijapa | | | Laycock (1968) | |
| 154816 | Mesem | mam | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 92254 | Mesem | mam- | (his) mother | | McElhanon (1967) | (his) mother |
| 154739 | Mian | awok | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 138799 | Miani | namu | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 138798 | Miani | nʌme | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 218297 | Migabac | neŋgac | | | SIL (1975) | |
| 154818 | Migabac | neŋgaʔ | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 175775 | Migum | ana | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 243002 | Minidien | mamaʔ | | | Laycock (1968) | |
| 138804 | Moere | anʌm | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 154819 | Momare | neŋgaʔ | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 190487 | Moresada | -may | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 119136 | Mosimo | ana- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 257383 | Motu | tina- | | | Dutton (1970) | mother |
| 15507 | Mountain Koiari | neina | mother | | Dutton (2010) | |
| 190482 | Mum | -maka | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 154801 | Mungkip | mĩ | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 198596 | Mungkip | mēŋ | | | Retsema et al. (2009) | |
| 119114 | Munit | ani- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 119113 | Munit | aw | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 154763 | Muratayak | mo | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
| 240588 | Murik (Karau Dialect) | ˈŋain | | | Abbott (1985) | |
| 240686 | Murik (Wagamut Dialect) | ˈŋiən | | | Abbott (1985) | |
| 7839 | Murik | ŋai | | | Foley (1986) | |
| 119133 | Murupi | ʌnʌ- | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 190493 | Musak | yama | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 138808 | Musar | -imi | | | Z'graggen (1980) | mother |
| 154735 | Muyu, North | naŋ | | | McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970) | mother |
